Garden Tips
Eastside
16519 SE Stark St.
503-256-2223Westside
5645 SW Scholls Ferry Rd.
503-292-9121
May
- Fertilize rhodies, azaleas, roses
- Plant summer annuals, marigolds, petunias, begonias
- Remove old rhododendron flowers
- Trap gophers & moles
- Fertilize lawn with balanced fertilizer
- Plant pond plants
- Plant vegetable and annuals plants
- Mulch garden to conserve water
- Spot treat broad leaf weeds in your yard
- Move house plants outside for fresh air
- Reseed thin areas in lawn
- Trim hedges
- Cut back perennials to develop new growth
- Adjust sprinklers for hotter weather needs
- Fertilize water plants in pond
- Check and clean pond filters
April
- Plant new water plants in your pond
- Fertilize lawns
- Plant hardy vegetables
- Control slugs
- Aerate your lawn
- Rototill compost or manure into garden
- Overseed and reseed lawns
- Fertilize rhodies, azaleas, roses
- Plant summer annuals, marigolds, petunias, begonias
- Remove old rhododendron flowers
- Trap gophers & moles
- Watch for root weevils in rhodies & azaleas
March
Here are some of the things you should be doing for your lawn and gardens this month.
- Fertilize trees and shrubs.
- Plant cool season crops: Lettuce, Cabbage, Peas and Cauliflower.
- Check lawns for damage by Crane Fly grubs and treat if necessary.
- Divide perennials like Hosta, Daylilies and Peonies.
- Treat early blooming flowering and fruit trees like Peaches, Plums, Flowering Plums and Cherries for disease problems.
- Plant new trees in landscape.