El Dorado Nursery - Honey To-Do list

April

(California Poppy Day is April 6th)

Fertilize all plants if you did not last month with GreenAll Multipurpose 16-16-16 Fertilizer or Dr.Earth All Purpose 4-4-4
Mulch around plants and trees to discourage weeds. Leave 3”-6” from all trunks and use a layer 2-4” deep.
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 . Kelloggs Organic Soil Building Compost is formulated for our heavy clay soils.
Continue to use Deer Repellents to prevent the deer from eating your yard
Clean out the dead foliage in your evergreen ornamental grasses
PLANT PLANT PLANT!
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Feed your lawn with a 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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Plant veggies-it is not too late! Be sure and use GreenAll Fir Mulch to amend and Sure Start or Dr. Earth Starter Fertilizer to give them a great start
Prune spring flowering shrubs to keep plants full and healthy
Let spring flowering bulb foliage die back before removing it
Replace cool season annuals with heat lovers such as gazania, zinnea, vinca, portulaca, sunflower, salvia, and begonia
Mulch around all new plants as well as existing plantings to help conserve moisture and control weeds. A 3-4” layer of bark is best.
Feed Camellias, Azaleas, and Rhododendrons this month with Dr. Earth Rhododendron, Azalea, and Camellia Food
Time to feed citrus with Dr. Earth Fruit Tree Fertilizer
Control garden pests with Monterey’s Take Down Garden Spray,
Control budworms on petunias and geraniums with Monterey Take Down Garden Spray or Bt
Check for slugs, snails -control with Monterey Sluggo Plus
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