Get your garden ready for spring this March

Time to get your garden ready for spring. We can start with the following things.

Now’s the time out to purchase your seeds, packaged root vegetables, fruit canes, fruit trees & summer flowering bulbs while the selection is at it’s best
Clean up your garden debris and branches
Unwrap palms and other marginal plants as the weather warms up to prevent rot
Cut back any herbaceous perennials that still have last years growth
Cut back ornamental grasses. Evergreen varieties that look a bit tired can be cut back as well to encourage a flush of vibrant, new growth
Prune back any winter damaged plants to a healthy set of buds, this will help encourage a flush of healthy, regenerative growth
Apply slug bait to susceptible plants
Add a pop of colour to your containers or flowerbeds with potted spring bulbs, winter heather, wallflowers, primula and pansies
Plant onion sets, potatoes, asparagus, horseradish and garlic
Plant roses – they like good drainage with plenty of compost added into the soil.
Plant fruit trees –
Transplant houseplants that require it. Generally, you should not move them up in size to a pot more than 1.5-2” larger than what they were in. If the plant is too large to re-pot, it will benefit from a fresh layer of potting soil on its surface & regular fertilizing

Fertilize existing evergreen hedges
Aerate, top dress & over-seed your lawn
If moss is an issue, apply Cedar Rim Moss Control and follow up with an application of Dolopril Lime one week later

See our Article on dealing with Lawn Pests

Seeds to start direct sow: Arugula, Broad Beans, Collards, Cress, Corn Salad, Kale, Mustard, Pac Choi, Peas, Radish, Spinach & turnips

Seeds to start indoors: Broccoli, Asparagus, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Celery, Chickpeas, Leeks, Lettuce, Mesculen, New Zealand Spinach, Peppers, Tomatoes

What’s blooming this month!