Spring is almost here. Let’s get busy!
March Garden Chores:
- Dig runner bean and celery trenches and fill with manure, kitchen waste, and garden waste
- Spread compost/manure on garden beds
- Mulch fruit trees
- Feed fruit trees (organic blood, fish, bone, and seaweed mixture)
- Protect apricots, cherries, peaches, and nectarines from frost if they begin to blossom
- Use a winter wash on fruit trees to control insect pests and fungal diseases
- Plant bare root fruit trees and bushes
- Plant early potatoes, shallots, garlic
- Rake seedbeds and start weeding
- Spray apple/pear trees with neem oil to prevent scab
- Keep growing seeds indoors for planting in spring
