MARCH GARDEN "TO DO" LIST

 

GENERAL GARDEN CARE

• Continue to plant seeds indoors.

• Resist working in wet soil, which will form clods and they are difficult to break up.

• On dry days remove debris from lawn and garden beds.

• Check stored bulbs for decay.

 

TREES AND SHRUBS

• To reduce the spread of oak wilt, all oak pruning should be done in March.

• Prune fruit trees in March before buds swell.

• Prune spring flowering shrubs and trees immediately after they flower.

 

ANNUAL AND PERENNIALS:

• Prune roses when the forsythia begins to bloom.

• Check for spring blooming bulbs.

• Gently press back perennials that have heaved out of the ground over winter.

• As days warm up gently pull back mulch from perennials crowns.

• Cut back perennials that were left for winter interest.

• When temps are consistently in the 50’s sow seeds for cool season.

 

 

INDOOR GARDEN

• Replant houseplants that have flowered and are root bound.

• Fertilize as they begin new growth.

 

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http://web.extension.illinois.edu/fmpt/downloads/72987.pdf

 

https://www.chicagobotanic.org/plantinfo/march_general_garden_care