Vegetable Plants.

Generally, you are safe to plant your veggies after April 15th.Use calcium nitrate granules when planting to prevent blossom end rot in tomatoes. Apply spray if you seen blossom end rot forming on your tomatoes.

When planting tomatoes, pinch leaves, plant deep and add calcium nitrate.Don’t over fertilize your veggies. Doing so will create leggy plants without any fruit.

Cool weather veggies should be planted in late February or early March. Fall cool weather veggies should be planted in late August or early September.

Start seeds 6-8 weeks before transplanting into your garden. Use seed starting soil. Add soil amendments in February; turn your soil with a tiller or shovel; and rotate where you plant your veggies.

Shrubs.

Prune and fertilize azaleas and other shrubs after they have bloomed.

Use root stimulator when planting new shrubs to promote root growth. Mix native soil with garden soil.

Clean pruners with alcohol to prevent the spread of diseases in shrubs.

Pine bark mulch is recommended for azaleas, gardenias, hydrangeas and other acid-loving plants.

Hydrangeas- use aluminum sulfate to change the color of hydrangea flowers from pink to blue. Use lime to change the color from blue to pink.

Lawn.

The best time to apply Weed & Feed is after you wet your lawn.

Apply fertilizer and weed killer once your lawn is wet, and make sure it isn’t supposed to rain for 2-3 days after application.The best time to re-seed fescue lawns is in early spring or fall. It’s best to reseed bermuda lawns in June.

Apply crabgrass preventer in mid-February to prevent crabgrass and other grassy weeds. Apply with fertilizer on fescue lawns. Apply without fertilizer for bermuda lawns.