Published March 15, 2022
March Landscape Tips
Lawn Tips:
- Seed your lawn this month if you did not do so in the fall. (Fertilize with high nitrogen content)
- Grass won't germinate until the soil temperatures hit low 60's, so wait if it's a cold spring!
- Start mowing this month for a healthy lawn.
- Use a pre-emergent herbicide to control crabgrass when the forsythia bloom.
- Lime your soil this month.
Planting Tips:
- Plant rhubarb early March and cool-season crops such as cabbage, turnips, carrots, broccoli and lettuce Mid-March.
- Spray fruit trees and berry plants with dormant oil.
- Fertilize flower beds, transplant cool-season flowers (pansies, primrose, snapdragons) outdoors
- Divide Perennials in late March and plant new ones-Choices for sunny areas include Day Lilies, Yarrow, Phlox and Coneflowers. Shade-loving options are Columbines, Hostas and Ferns.
