It’s time to prepare your garden to transition from the cool-season flowers and plants to the warm-season planting. Pull spent plants and weeds, rake up leaf debris, and layer 4 to 6 inches of compost or manure on top of the soil to dig in before replanting.
Fertilize roses every six weeks to prepare for their major spring bloom period. This starts in April. If you didn’t feed your citrus trees in January, then do so now with one-third of the trees’ total annual nitrogen requirement. Apply nitrogen to deciduous fruit trees when they begin to leaf out. Winter Ryegrass needs fertilization once a month. Your bermuda lawn also needs nourishment to prepare for it’s spring arrival. Wait to fertilize tropical plants until the danger of frost is over. The last frost is usually mid-March. Native plants do not need fertilization. Pinch or snip off spent annual flowers to promote continuous bloom.
When in doubt, contact a local Landscape Contractor for lawn maintenance or installation.
