Planting

Trees & Shrubs:

• Plant or transplant before summer.
• Recommended Products: Ferti-lome Root Stimulator, Callaway’s Bed Builder – mix with existing soil

Perennials:

• Divide and replant violets, Shasta daisies, liriope, ajuga, and mums.
• Tip: Water well after transplanting.
• Recommended Products: Fert-ilome Root Stimulator

Vegetables:

• Plant warm season crops (okra, melons, peas, corn, beans, eggplant, cucumbers, and tomatoes)
• Recommended Products: Raised garden beds, trellises, Hi-Yield Calcium Nitrate for tomatoes, Ferti-lome Tomato & Vegetable Food

Summer Annuals:

• Plant ageratum, alyssum, begonias, geraniums, dianthus, celosia, marigolds, moss rose, impatiens, coleus, and more!
• Tip: Pinch back young plants for
  bushier growth.
• Recommended Products: Callaway’s Potting Mix and/or Callaway’s Bed Builder, Ferti-lome Blooming & Rooting

Attract Pollinators:

• Plant nectar-rich flowers.
• Plants: Lantana, salvia, butterfly bush, coneflower, milkweed.
• Recommended Products: Hummingbird feeders, bee houses, pollinator seed mixes.

Fertilizing

Vegetables:

• Apply a balanced fertilizer at planting.
• Recommended Products: Hi-Yield Nitrate for tomatoes, Ferti-lome Tomato & Vegetable Food, Ferti-lome Fish Emulsion Fertilizer
• Tip: When selecting fertilizers for tomatoes ensure the middle number on the package is the highest; this will ensure fruiting in your tomatoes and not just a larger plant overall. Example: Ferti-lome Tomato & Vegetable Food is 7-22-8.

Shrubs & Flowers:

• If not done in March, apply a slow-release fertilizer.
• Tip: Use acid-based fertilizer for azaleas and camellias right after blooming to encourage strong growth.
• Recommended Products: Ferti-lome Azalea, Camelia, Rhododendron Food

Pruning

Spring-Flowering Shrubs

• Prune azaleas and forsythia after they flower.
• Tip: Only prune 1/3 the height of the plant.

Roses & Peonies

• Disbud for larger blooms.

Lawn Maintenance

• Mow and start regular fertilizing/weed control.
• Tip: Raise mower blade to reduce grass stress.
• Recommended Products: Hi-Yield Turf & Ornamental, Ferti-lome Weed Free Zone
• For more details on Lawn maintenance: How to Get Your Lawn Looking Lush After Winter

Mulching

• Refresh mulch around trees, flower beds, and shrubs.
• Tip: Keep mulch 2-3 inches deep, avoid tree trunks.
• Recommended Products: Cedar or pine bark mulch, or pine straw.

Miscellaneous

Restore & Update Outdoor Living Areas

• Clean/repair furniture, wash cushion, add new decor.
• Recommended products: Outdoor furniture cleaner, patio sets, outdoor cushions & pillows, outdoor umbrellas, and garden decor.

Garden Tools:

• Inspect and sharpen and sharpen tools.