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Early Spring
    Apply a pre-emergent crabgrass control.


    Apply an early season application of a pre-emergent control for dormant weed seed.


    Apply dormant oil spray on fruit trees.
  Act now to prevent diseased and malformed fruit during the harvest season.

    Begin flower, vegetable and herb seeds indoors.
  Many early harvest vegetables such as lettuce, spinach and peas should be started before mid-March.

    Clean Up Time!
  Clear your lawn of winter debris.

    Ensure gardening success with a soil test.
  Test for pH and adjust for excessive acidity or alkalinity.

    Feed, Feed, Feed!
  Fertilize acid-loving broadleaf evergreens, Azaleas and Rhododendrons with Holly-tone.

    Plant cool weather crops of vegetables.
  Lettuce, Spinach, Peas, Cabbage and more! Pick up a FREE planting guide for a complete list and planting timetable.

    Prepare your vegetable beds as soon as you can work the soil.
  Add organic material such as composted cow manure and aged compost into your vegetable bed. We recommend using Bumper Crop and highly organic fertilizer to amend the soil. Pick up one of our easy to follow soil preparation guides available FREE in the store.

    Prune deadwood and crossing branches from shade trees.


    Prune early flowering shrubs right after they bloom.
  Forsythia, PJM Rhododendrons and Lilacs should be pruned as soon as the blooms fade.

    Prune winter-damaged shrubs.
  Remove deadwood and diseased limbs.

    Rake and prep the shade lawn.
  Use a stiff rake to remove moss from shady spots. Add topsoil, lime and reseed with our shade tolerant seed mix.

    Remove mulch from strawberry beds as soon as new growth starts.


    Remove winter protection from perennial beds as growth starts.


    Spring ahead with Pansies!
  Nothing says "Spring" like a garden of perky pansies!

    Time to re-seed the lawn!
  This is a great time of year to re-seed bare spots in the lawn.

    Tomato seedlings can be started indoors between April 1-15th.
  Keep the soil warm for speedy germination. Transplant outdoors after May 15th.

 
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