Gardening Calendar

JANUARY

• Good time for planting trees and shrubs
• Begin pruning trees and summer flowering shrubs
• Make pre-emergent applications to control early spring weeds
• Fertilize ryegrass

FEBRUARY

• Continue pruning trees and summer flowering shrubs
• Plants cool season flowers, cannas & daylillies
• Cut back all perennials and ornamental grasses
• Apply ant bait late February
• Transplant any plants not in bloom
• Trim back roses

MARCH

• Continue pruning perennials and ornamental grasses
• Fertilize bedding plants
• Scalp and remove dead growth from lawn
• Fertilize lawn late March
• Begin installing new perennials & petunias

APRIL

• Begin mulching beds
• Continue installing new perennials
• Apply iron if chlorosis is evident
• Prune flowers as they finish blooming

MAY

• Water deeply once a week if it doesn’t rain
• Continue mulching
• Prune shrubs as necessary
• Fertilize flowering plants
• Seriously consider installing a sprinkler system now before the Summer drought takes its toll

JUNE

• Fertilize lawns again in late June
• Increase watering to twice a week or as needed, be sure rain sensors are working properly
• Prune shrubs as necessary

JULY

• Time to plant Zinnias and Vinca Periwinkle
• Installing lawns or planting shrubs, trees and perennials is stressful to plants and demands lots of water
• Watering every 3 days is recommended or as plants or lawn begin to show signs of stress

AUGUST

• Too hot & dry to plant anything
• Keep plants and flowers pruned as needed
• Be sure to always water in the early morning hours

SEPTEMBER

• Make pre-emergent applications to control cool season weeds
• Fertilize lawn and bedding plants
• Sod in your lawn before winter arrives
• You may be able to cut back on watering
• Begin scalping in late September for winter rye if rain is adequate
• You may wish to enhance your landscape add security with outdoor lighting as the days grow shorter

OCTOBER

• Plant fall and winter flowers such as pansies, dianthus, snapdragons, petunias, ornamental cabbage & kale.
• Divide Iris tat is too thick and transplant to new location
• Remove seed heads from Micanthus grass
• Overseed with perennial ryegrass & fertilize
• It time to schedule your Christmas light installations
• Treat for brown patch in St. Augustine

NOVEMBER

• Christmas light installations begin
• Continue to treat for brown patch in St. Augustine
• Plant trees & shrubs
• Install bulbs

DECEMBER

• Great time for planting trees & shrubs
• Continue Christmas light installations for those last minute callers
• Most plants begin to go dormant about December 15 & will remain so for the next two months
• Begin major tree trimming