Well spring is approaching maybe sooner than we think! It’s been an unusual end to the winter with all this warm weather so early in the year! Our last frost on average is the middle of March and we are only a couple of weeks away. It is time to get serious about planting your vegetable gardens and putting pre-emergents down in your lawns to prevent those pesky weeds and unwanted grasses, YES, like grassburs. We have tons of great information to help you on our website under Marty’s ANR tab. Just click on the ANR tab and scroll down to Lawn and Garden section for lots of answers and information that will help you to be successful. Also there is help on disease and insect control, fruit and nut trees, trees and more. And don’t forget to check out my Garden Wise Video Series for help in the vegetable garden from A to Z. As always holler if you need help or have questions as we are here for you! Good luck and enjoy the Springtime!
What to do in March and April for your Texas Lawn and Gardens:
March
- Plant or replace cool season annuals.
- Set out tomato transplants. Once all chances of frost are gone, set out tomato transplants and begin fertilizing.
- Plant new trees and shrubs.
- Fertilize lawn. The secret to a weed-free lawn is a good fertilization program. Avoid “Prune spring-flowering shrubs and vines after they finish blooming.
- Continue fertilizing winter and spring annuals.
- Continue planting cool-season vegetable seeds outdoors. Beets, carrots, collard greens, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, mustard greens, scallions, spinach, swiss chard, turnips.
- Plant beans by seed outdoors. Bush beans, lima beams, pole beans, and snap beans.
April
- Start planting summer annuals. Lantana, pentas, begonias, vinca, and coleus.
- Plant new perennials.
- Mulch all of your garden beds. Mulch reduces water loss by 50%. It also protects against disease.
- Continue planting trees and shrubs.
- Plant summer vegetables. By seed: corn, cucumbers, squash, watermelon, and zucchini. By transplant: pepper, cucumbers, squash, and zucchini.