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March Gardening Calendar

What to do in the garden now
Spring is going to be here before we know it. Take advantage of these milder days and get outside in the fresh air. Below are a few things that you can do to get started on rewarding chores.
* If you haven't done so please take down all outdoor Christmas decorations. Your neighbors will be happy you did.

*Clean out all the debris (dead leaves and branches) from your gardens. This will help prevent the start of disease.

* Prune foliage from evergreens that have a burnt appearance. Hollies, Daphnes, Leucothoes, and Sarcococcas are just some of the shrubs that may have been affected by this past winter.


* Prune summer-blooming shrubs, removing any dead wood and any branches that are not desirable. Spring blooming shrubs will also respond best to pruning now, but you will have to sacrifice some blooms. They can be pruned after they flower, but shrubs do not have as many accumulated reserves as they do right after winter. If rosebushes and perennials were not pruned in the fall, now is the time to prune those as well.


* Add the appropriate soil amendments based on your particular garden’s needs. Our Coast of Maine Compost & Peat Moss improves any soil. Do not work the soil until it is dry enough to crumble when you squeeze a handful, and do not walk on your wet garden; compaction will occur.


* Begin fertilizing your houseplants now that their dormancy has ended.

* Garden perennials will benefit from an early feeding of a complete slow-release fertilizer, like Plant~tone, which is 100% organic.

* Adjust guy wires on trees. Check for girdling, which stunts growth.



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March 5, 2010

March Gardening Calendar
What to do in the garden now

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Living Succulent Wreaths

Start Your Vegetables Indoors

Composting 101

Seed Starting
Sewing Seeds Indoors

Pruning
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Lenten Rose Hellebores

McArdle's Centennial
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