January through March Monthly Guide
Water trees, shrubs and lawn on a warm day this month
Begin planning your garden
Fill those bird feeders
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
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
Apply a systemic drench for once per year application for insect control on Ash, Aspen and Hawthorns
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
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