March

April  |  May

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Begin feeding your entire yard with DR.EARTH ALL PURPOSE ORGANIC FERTILIZER

Feed Camellias, Azaleas, and Rhododendrons this month with DR. EARTH RHODODENDRON, AZALEA, AND CAMELLIA FOOD

Check for aphids, snails, and slugs. Apply MONTEREY SLUGGO PLUS OR SLUGGO now for the snails.

Hang coddling moth traps in your apple and pear trees when blossoms open to prevent worms

Prune & clean up winter bloomers

Plant cool season veggies and flowers-visit the nursery for the best supply-start warm season veggie and flower seeds indoors for May planting in your yard.

Prep garden beds by adding organic matter, compost, and/or manure

Plant summer bulbs like gladiolus, lilies and dahlias

Feed established fruit trees and berries DR. EARTH ALL PURPOSE or FRUIT TREE FERTILIZER

Flush and repair drip systems and sprinklers (if you did not in February)

Turn your compost pile to activate it-it will be very happy

If deer are a problem-begin using LIQUID FENCE, DEER. STOPPER deer repellants.

We also have SHAKE AWAY containing coyote urine for deter the deer and other pests

Cut back summer & fall flowering Clematis to the strongest stems-feed and mulch roots.

Begin to cut back your deciduous ornamental grasses-if they need to be divided, now is the time to do it. Cut within a few inches of the ground depending on variety.

April

March  | May
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Fertilize all plants if you did not last month with DR.EARTH ALL PURPOSE 4-4-4 or GREEN ALL 16-16-16

Mulch around plants and trees to discourage weeds. Leave 3”-6” from all trunks and use a layer 2-4” deep. KELLOGGS organic compost, bark chips, or shredded cedar are great choices.

Prevent unwanted fruit from forming on liquidambar, flowering plum, sycamore, olive etc by using MONTEREY FLOREL GROWTH REGULATOR

Start seeds outdoors-begin to plant veggies

Check for snails, slugs, and ear wigs use MONTEREY SLUGGO PLUS. Safe around veggies!

Thin fruit to allow remaining fruit to grow larger and prevent limb damage

Time to feed citrus with DR. EARTH CITRUS FOOD

Prep garden beds by adding organic matter, compost, and/or manure . KELLOGG’S ORGANIC SOIL BUILDING COMPOST is formulated for our heavy clay soils.

Continue to use Deer repellants to prevent the deer from eating your yard

Clean out the dead foliage in your evergreen ornamental grasses

PLANT    PLANT   PLANT!

May

March  |  April
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Feed your lawn with PROHIBIT PRE EMERGENT LAWN FOOD if crabgrass was a problem last year

Feed your lawn with BOLERO LAWN FOOD or DR.EARTH LAWN FOOD if you are weed free!

Sharpen mower blades for a healthy lawn-set mower blades at 2 1/2” for fescues and blue grasses to help shade the roots and conserve water.

Continue to plant veggies and flowers

Check the soil around each new plant for moisture, remember “moist not muddy”

Fertilize your plants if you did not in April

Check roses for aphids and diseases-treat if needed.

Release ladybugs to eat the bad guys!

Make your conifers happy and bushy by picking off the tender young candles of new growth as they develop in the spring

Start an herb garden in a sunny spot

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