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Spring Garden Tasks
BY KATHY JENTZ Spring is in the air! The sap is rising in the trees. The birds are sing- ing. We are ready to charge outside and get that new garden planted. But pace yourself and do a little at a time, lest you pull a muscle or exhaust yourself. Treat this list as just a guideline — suggestions and not “must dos.” Select a few tasks to tackle each spring weekend, and by the time summer gets here you’ll have a bountiful and beautiful garden. SPRING GARDEN TO-DO LIST Seasonal Preparation and Planting: • Get a soil test.
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• Turn your compost pile. 5HSRWURRWERXQGKRXVHSODQWVDQGVWDUWIHUWLOL]LQJWKHP • Clean leaves and debris from your water garden. • Cut back ornamental grasses. • Weed by hand to avoid disturbing newly forming roots. • Plant and prune roses. • Transplant small trees and shrubs. • Buy or check on your stored summer bulbs (such as dahlias and ca- ladiums). Pot them and start to water to give them an early start on the season. ,I \RX VWDUWHG VHHGV ODVW PRQWK WKLQ WKHP DQG VWDUW WKH KDUGHQ - LQJR̆ SURFHVV 6WDUWVRPHPRUHVHHGV²WU\ÀRZHULQJDQQXDOVOLNHLPSDWLHQVDQG petunias. • Cut back and clear out the last of your perennial beds. Reminders and Recom- mendations : • Put up trellises and teepees for peas, climbing beans, etc.
• Plant peas, potatoes, beets, turnips, radishes, cabbage, mus- tard greens, onion sets, carrots, and kale. • Set out traps for mice, moles, and voles. 'RQRWEHDODUPHGLI\RXUSRQG turns green from algae bloom — this is natural until your water SODQWV¿OOWKHVXUIDFHDUHD$GGD barley ball to combat it for now.
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• Water during dry spells. • Walk your garden to look for early signs of fungal disease. 'LYLGHSHUHQQLDOVDQGKHUEV )HUWLOL]HQHZJURZWK • Prune fruit trees as their buds are swelling. Check for dead and dis- eased wood to prune out. Cut a few branches for indoor forcing, if desired. • Build a raised bed for vegetables. Add lots of manure and compost.
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