Tree Care
• Prune shade trees at the end of February. You can also prune apples and pears.
• Systemic borer controls should be applied at the end of February.
Flower and Shrub Beds
• Keep heavy snow loads brushed off shrubs to prevent breakage.
• Small amounts of snow on evergreen shrubs can protect them from cold drying winter temperatures.
Ponds
• Check heaters and aerators often to make sure that they are working properly.
• Ponds must have a hole in the ice to release the noxious gases that form from decomposing matter in the pond.
• Check to make sure that ice dams are not forming on waterfalls or streams that might divert the water over the liner.
Lawn
• Stay off dormant frozen lawn to protect the plant crowns from breakage.
Bulbs:
• Check stored bulbs such as begonias, cannas and callas to ensure that they are still firm.
• Throw out any bulb that is mushy or moldy. If the bulbs are getting too dry you may need to moisten the storage medium.
• Look through plant catalogs for plants and ideas you may want to incorporate into your planting beds.
• Order seeds or plugs early if they need to be started early indoors and to get the best selection.
Tree Care
• Early March: Prune peach, plum, cherry and apricot trees.
• Prune any other shade or fruit trees that were not done in February.
• Apply dormant spray to fruit and shade trees and shrubs to help control insects such as aphids, scale and mites.
• Systemic borer control can be applied to shade trees in early March.
• Use especially on Locust, Ash, Poplar, Aspen, Flowering Cherry, Willows and Honeylocust.
• Spray for Aspen Leaf Spot at the first sign of green on the leaf buds.
• Spray for Fire Blight when pear and crabapples are in bloom.
• Remove all winter tree wraps to avoid over-heating of tree bark.
• Fertilize shade and fruit trees. Some trees may need an application again in May.
• Deep soak trees and shrubs if the winter and spring have been dry.
Weeding, Pruning, Fertilizing
• Remove winter mulch from around perennials and roses.
• Rake out debris from flower and shrub beds.
• Move shrubs, if necessary, before they start to bud.
• Compost can be added to flower beds if the soil has dried out enough.
• Soil should crumble when squeezed in your palm and then released.
• Working the soil when it is too wet causes compaction and should be avoided.
• Fertilize shrubs and perennials. Some shrubs may need an application of iron in March and May.
• Systemic insect controls can be applied to shrubs and perennials.
• Keep weeds in check by regular weeding before they take and start to spread.
• Check for and control insect infestations before they become a problem.
• Consider using biological controls before other harsher chemical treatments.
Flower and Shrub Beds
• Spring flowering shrubs like forsythia and lilac should be pruned as the blooms start to fade.
• Prune roses when the leaf buds start to swell.
• Summer flowering shrubs like potentilla and many spireas can be pruned at the end of March or early April
• Cut back summer flowering perennials and prune any dead leaves on evergreen perennials.
• Cut back ornamental grasses to about 6″.
• Divide or move perennials.
• Start begonias, dahlias, and other tubers indoors for earlier blooms.
Ponds
• Begin your pond clean up and add beneficial bacteria.
• Divide and fertilize pond lilies as they start to show signs of new growth.
Lawn
• Rake lawn to remove winter debris.
• Aerate lawn.
• Check sprinkler system before fertilizing your lawn, make repairs as necessary.
• Apply preemergent and start fertilizing at the end of March.
• Over seed around April 15.
• Do not use a preemergent if you intend to over seed your lawn.
• You should not need to water your lawn in March or April unless you are watering in fertilizer.
• If the lawn seems dry water every two weeks.
Power Equipment
• Service power equipment and sharpen lawn mower blades.
• Organize tool sheds and storage areas.
Tree Care
• Treat fruit and shade trees at the first sign of aphids. Use organic treatment when possible.
• Treat apples for coddling moth starting in mid-May.
• After the natural fruit drop, thin the fruit on pears, peaches, apples, and other fruit trees as necessary.
• Watch for and control powdery mildew on apple, apricots, cherries, peaches, nectarine, grapes, peas, roses and euonymus.
Flower and Shrub Beds
• On cold nights in early May remember to cover tender annuals with newspaper to protect from frost.
• Plant annuals after the last frost date. Usually around May 15 in northern Utah.
• Keep dead blooms off annuals and perennials to keep them bushy, full and blooming.
• Summer flowering tubers like cannas, begonia, and dahlias can be safely set out by mid-May.
• Plant color bowls and hanging baskets. Fertilize every two weeks.
• Treat pruned rose tips for cane borer.
• Treat for raspberry cane borer.
• Cut the dead flowers heads off the spring flowering bulbs; do not cut off leaves until the foliage has turned brown.
• Prune spring flowering shrubs when they have finished blooming.
• Keep using snail baits to keep slugs and snails under control.
• Keep weeds in check-control before they set seed.
• Apply plant supports to newly emerging perennials and annuals that tend to flop over.
• Support perennials before they grow tall enough to fall over.
• Look out for pests such as aphids and red spider mites in your garden use organic controls when possible. Sometimes a good blast from the hose will dislodge pests.
• Pinch candles on conifers to control growth. This is also a great time to prune or shear junipers and arborvitae.
Ponds
• Add floating plants like water hyacinth and water lettuce to your pond at the end of May.
• As the temperature rises keep adding beneficial bacteria to your pond.
Lawn
• On May 1st turn on your sprinklers.
• Start watering lawns. Approx. 1″ every 5 days or 1/2″ inch every 3 days.
• In mid-June when the weather warms the grass will need approx. 3/4″ every 3 days.
• Control broadleaf weeds in the lawn
• Aerate lawns if you did not do so earlier.
• Fertilize lawn every 30 to 90 days. Do not over fertilize.
• Apply iron to lawn.
• Apply insecticides to lawn if necessary.
• Watch for lawn diseases.
• As the weather warm, keep the lawn mowed between 2-3″.
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