March Gardening Checklist

March Gardening Checklist

March means new beginnings!
There is plenty to do this month as the growing season is just around the corner.

Vegetables

  • Remove any spent vines and corn stalks from garden spot if not completed last fall.

  • Add Soil Enhancer or compost as well as sulfur, and rototil into soil to prepare seed bed.

Fruit

  • Prune and thin raspberries, removing dead canes

  • Apply manure and soil sulfur to berry patches if not done last fall.

  • Apply Casoron granules to raspberries before new canes emerge to prevent weeds.

  • Plant bare root or potted raspberries, strawberries, and fruit trees.

  • Spray mature fruit trees with Dormant Spray to kill overwintering insects and eggs.

Lawns

  • Rake matted grass as snow recedes to prevent snow mold from damaging your lawn.

  • Apply T&C Humates (Step-1) to your lawn to help decompose lawn thatch and green up your lawn. This can be done anytime in March or April.

  • Ask about our 4-Step Lawn Program for the greenest, healthiest lawn in the neighborhood.

Roses

  • Avoid removing winter protection from roses until weather warms enough that new shoots are beginning to emerge. Then prune canes to 8-12” on hybrid teas. Remove dead canes.

Flowers

  • Prune back dead stalks on perennial flowers and ornamental grasses to the ground.

  • Transplant, divide, and relocate perennials as needed.

  • Fertilize established bulbs and perennials with T&C Fruit & Flower Food.

Trees & Shrubs

  • Prune most trees now. Skip maples and birches until summer to avoid excessive bleeding.

  • Fertilize with Save-A-Tree or T&C Tree & Shrub Food

  • Apply Fertilome Systemic Insect Drench or Acecap Systemic Implants to prevent insect damage to your trees and shrubs for the entire growing season.

  • Spray dormant trees with Dormant Spray to kill overwintering insects and eggs.

  • Examine staked trees and loosen or remove ties around trees if necessary to prevent injury.

Got Questions? Our Team at Town & Country Gardens are here to help you!

Plant problems? We love to see photos and (if it is possible) bring a sample in a clear plastic bag for us to look at with you.

Always follow label instructions on all gardening products.