March 2009
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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1
Plant pansies for early spring color |
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3 Do not work garden soil when it is too wet |
4 |
5 Cut ornamental grasses to within several inches of ground |
6 |
7 Place bird houses outdoors - scouts begin search for nesting spots soon |
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9 Bare rooted plants can be planted |
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11 If needed, apply crabgrass preemergent |
12 |
13 Hand pull weeds in asparagus & rhubarb beds |
14 |
15 Plant peas & onion sets as soon as soil can be worked
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16 |
17 Sow spinach, radishes, & fast growing salad greens |
18 |
19 Prune roses - wait until you have bud eyes on the canes |
20 |
21 Rake fallen leaves from ground covers & prune out damaged leaves |
22 |
23 Blooming peach trees can be pruned through petal fall |
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25 Turn compost piles |
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31 Plant trees and shrubs |
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April 2009
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Seed cool season turf through early April |
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3 Plant fruit trees that require little or no spraying |
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5 Set out broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, & onion transplants |
6 |
7 Remove webs of eastern tent caterpillar from cherry & crabapple trees |
8 |
9 Repot & divide house plants |
10 |
11 Transplant hardy herbs like sage, oregano, thyme, & lavender |
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13 Plant trees, shrubs, & perennials |
14 |
15 Monitor azaleas, rhododendrons, & pieris for lace bug damage |
16 |
17 Cover vegetable transplants with floating row cover to prevent insect feeding & frost damage |
18 |
19 Allow foliage to die back on spring flowering bulbs |
20 |
21 Ticks are active - check yourself after working in yard or near woods |
22 |
23 Cut butterfly bushes back to 12" - 18" above ground |
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| 26 | 27 Perennial plants can be safely divided and moved |
28 | 29 It's normal for holly and magnolia leaves to begin to |
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