DEL.ICIO.USWALTER REEVES' APRIL PLANNER
It’s finally time to plant warm-season vegetables
Thursday, April 02, 2009
Week 1
Spot spray broadleaf weeds like henbit, bittercress and chickweed. Do not let the plants scatter seed.
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Fertilize fescue for the last time this season. Use iron-containing products to green it up in summer.
Week 2
Plant perennials such as salvia, bee balm, hosta and daylily for long-lasting summer color. Mix extended- release fertilizer into the planting hole.
Drain gas and oil from your mower and replace with fresh to get the lawn maintenance season off to a good start.
Week 3
Soil temperaturesm are finally warm enough to plant canna, caladium and dahlia this week.
Mow zoysia grass at 1-1/2 inches to expose it to sunshine. Fertilize when it is 90 percent green.
Week 4
Plant warm-season vegetables such as squash, okra, watermelon and beans from seed this week.
Prune forsythia, quince, star magnolia and kerria once they have finished blooming.
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