JARED'S GARDEN CALENDAR

JANUARY

  • Water trees, shrubs and lawn on a warm day this month
  • Begin planning your garden
  • Fill those bird feeders


    • FEBRUARY
  • Apply dormant spray to ash, lilacs, aspen to smother scale and aphids
  • Start seeds toward end of month for pepper, eggplant, tomatoes and annual flowers
  • Good time to shape your shade trees (except Maple) by pruning
  • Water trees, shrubs and lawn if warm and dry especially on the south and west side


    • MARCH
  • Start seeds indoors under grow lights with heating pads
  • Rototill compost into vegetable and flower gardens if weather is dry
  • Water trees, shrubs, and lawns if weather is warm and dry
  • Water lawn areas on the south or west sides to reduce clover mite populations
  • Prune fruit trees and spray dormant oil to kill over wintering insects
  • Plant pansies, trees shrubs, bare root strawberries, peas or hardened off perennials
  • Check house plants for mottled yellow foliage-it could be spider mites
  • There is still time to start seed for tomatoes, peppers, herbs, and annual flowers
  • Plant a wildflower garden as soon as the soil can be worked


    • APRIL
  • Plant cold hardy vegetables like carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, radish and leafy vegetables and cool season crops like peas, spinach, lettuce.
  • Asparagus, potatoes, onion sets and garlic can also be started outside now
  • Tomatoes and peppers can be put outside in walls-o-water
  • Remove tree wrap
  • Spray fruit and ornamental trees with fire blight spray as a preventative
  • Aerate lawn
  • Plant trees, shrubs and perennials
  • Plant summer blooming bulbs late April
  • Remember to only mow 1/3 of the grass blade off at a time to prevent shock and yellowing
  • Apply Weed and Crabgrass preventer to lawn (weed killers are temperature based and it is too cold to be effective)
  • Begin spraying fungicide, NOT insecticide, as fruit trees and crabapples begin to show flower color
  • Clean weeds out of flower beds and sprinkle on a weed preventer if you will not plant seeds
  • Fertilize spring flowering bulbs (ie, tulips, daffodils, etc) as foliage emerges. DO NOT cut foliage back after flowers fade until it begins to turn yellow
  • To reduce fruit on trees (i.e. Crabapples, plums) spray florel fruit eliminator
  • Use a year long systemic insecticide on your trees and shrubs such as Bayer Tree and Shrub or Fertilome's Tree and Shrub Drench for a one time application per year.


    • MAY
  • Plant annuals, perennials, trees and shrubs
  • Remove walls-o-water
  • Fertilize trees and shrubs with Ross root feeders
  • Use a preventative insecticde for aphids on viburnum and spruce, and for sawfly and aphids on ash
  • Fertilize lawn with if you did not do so in April
  • Begin spraying insecticide as fruit tree flowers finish falling
  • Divide perennials after they emerge from the ground. Water well after transplanting.
  • Fertilize and prune spring flowering shrubs after they finish blooming
  • Okay to plant all flowers and vegetables by end of month (unless you live in the mountains)


    • JUNE

  • Fertilize roses and annuals
  • Prune dead flowers off of roses
  • Use weed killers and fertilizers as the temperature both ground and air are prime for weed killing
  • Check flowers and vegetables for insects
  • Prune lilac's after they finishing blooming


    • JULY
  • Fertilize all annuals and hanging baskets for continued summer bloom
  • Add wind chimes, bird baths or statuary to yard to enhance enjoyment.
  • Deep water all established trees and shrubs.
  • Mulch around plants with bark products to conserve moisture and control weed growth.
  • Watch for signs of mite damage if weather is hot and dry. Wash plants with stream of water from hose and see us for types of sprays to control mites.
  • Prune Maple and Birch trees


    • AUGUST
  • Plant iris rhizomes this month. Dig and divide old iris now
  • Last feeding for roses, trees and shrubs should be done prior to August 15
  • Prepare flower beds for fall plantings of bulbs, such as tulips & daffodils
  • Watch lawn for signs of fungus-bring in a sample of the turf if you are unsure
  • Fertilize lawn with a lower nitrogen fertilizer (20-0-5)
  • Check Daily for ripe veggies


    • SEPTEMBER
  • Come in after Labor Day for best selection of fall bulbs
  • Be prepared with a frost blanket to protect those tomatoes if mother nature decides to be difficult
  • Plant pansies and mums for fall colors
  • Spray herbicides on weeds
  • Deep water established trees and shrubs
  • Plant trees and shrubs
  • Plant Iris and spring flowering bulbs
  • Come see the Giant pumpkin wiegh-off


    • OCTOBER
  • Dispose of diseased foliage from trees, shrubs or herbaceous plants
  • Deep root water trees and shrubs
  • Protect perennials with organic mulch
  • Fertilize your lawn with Winterizer
  • Plant spring flowering bulbs
  • Get pumpkins, cornstalks and straw bales for Fall decorating
  • Collar and mulch rose bushes


    • NOVEMBER
  • Apply dormant oil to kill overwintering insects
  • Wrap young trees with tree wrap to protect from sunscald
  • Protect perennials with organic mulch if you didn't do so in October
  • Plant paperwhites for bloom in six to eight weeks


    • DECEMBER
  • Pick  up fresh cut christmas trees and wreaths
  • Apply dormant spray to ash, lilacs, aspen
  • Apply anti-transpirant to broadleaf evergreens
  • Water all fall-planted nursery stock
  • Apply mulch and rose collars if not done in November
  • Apply tree wrap to smooth barked trees if not done earlier in the fall