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FEBRUARY
Check trees and shrubs for rabbit damage.
Reapply repellent as needed.
Reapply wiltproof to sensitive plants for late winter protection.
Carefully brush snow off evergreens to prevent broken branches.
Prune most trees, shrubs, and vines.
Plan your garden and landscaping now to get a jump on spring.
MARCH
Spray dormant oil to control scale on dogwood, lilac, wintercreeper, & fruit trees before buds swell.
Remove rose cones as weather warms up, but leave mulch on until new growth begins.
Plant cold crops outside: peas, spinach, rhubarb, asparagus, onions, broccoli, cabbage, and brussel sprouts.
APRIL
Spray hawthorns for rust when buds begin to open and repeat.
Spray for apple scab when growth begins on crabapple and apple trees and repeat.
Remove tree wrap.
Transplant trees and shrubs in your yard before the buds open.
Apply crabgrass control to your yard.
Fertilize trees and shrubs now.
Divide perennials.
Plant a tree in celebration of Arbor Day.
“Wait and see” on any winter damaged evergreens.
Do not prune brown branches until new growth appears; then prune back to live buds.
Apply pre-emergent herbicides to beds.
MAY
Water new plantings.
Continue apple scab & cedar rust controls on susceptible trees.
Overseed any thin areas in your lawn.
Control broadleaf weeds as they appear with liquid herbicides.
Plant annuals and tender garden plants after the 15th.
Watch for pine sawfly feeding on mugho and scotch pine.
Remove tent caterpillar nests as they appear on crabapple, plum and cherry trees.
Spray to control spruce spider mite.
JUNE
Most borer control sprays are effective now.
Prune spring flowering shrubs.
Fertilize annuals.
Raise mowing height to 2 1/2” to help lawns tolerate hot, dry weather.
Prune most evergreen shrubs late this month.
JULY
Water new plantings.
Apply 1/2” of water to lawn weekly.
Pinch back mums to 6”.
Watch for early signs of slug damage and control with baits.
Spray now to prevent powdery mildew on susceptible ornamentals.
AUGUST
Avoid fertilizing or pruning woody plants and perennials now to help them properly prepare for colder weather.
Deeply water all plantings to relieve drought and heat stress.
Apply pine borer control sprays now.
Treat white grubs.
Plant mums.
Lawn seeding and fertilizing can be done late this month.
SEPTEMBER
Control broadleaf weeds in the lawn.
This is the ideal time to rejuvenate and over seed your lawn.
Spray for Cooley and Eastern spruce gall aphids on spruce if you have had a problem in the past.
Do not prune or fertilize trees or shrubs now.
Plant evergreens, especially conifers.
Begin planting spring bulbs.
OCTOBER
Dig up and store summer flowering bulbs: dahlias, cannas, gladiolas, and tuberous begonias after the first hard frost.
This is an ideal time to plant most trees and shrubs.
Rake up and discard leaves from diseased trees and roses.
Rototill and amend soils in flower and vegetable beds for spring planting.
Water evergreens deeply if it has been dry.
Cut down and remove dead perennials after a hard frost.
NOVEMBER
Wrap smooth barked trees with tree wrap for winter protection.
Protect broadleaf evergreens with antitranspirant.
Apply protective mulches after the ground has cooled or frozen.
Spray rabbit and deer repellent to protect plants from damage this winter; reapply as needed.
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