Deadhead spring bulbs after flowering. Let the foliage die back naturally. The nutrients in the foliage gets stored in the bulb for next year’s nutrients and blooms.
Stay ahead of your
weeding chores. The month of May is when weeds start showing their ugly heads.
I recommend using a Pre-Emergent Weed Control. Just make sure it is recommended
safe to use around trees, shrubs, and perennials. Some Pre-Emergent’s are also
recommended to use around your vegetable garden. Always read the label to see
where you can use a pre-emergent. The way a pre-emergent works is by preventing
the weed seeds from germinating. Before applying a pre-emergent pull all
existing weeds by the roots because a pre-emergent will not kill existing weeds.
Use a weed-N-Feed for your lawns. Check the label to make sure you can use the
product on your lawn variety.
Fertilize trees
and shrubs. After fertilizing apply a fresh layer of mulch. Applying mulch to
your beds helps to keep the roots cool in the spring–summer months and warm in
the fall-winter months.
As the weather
gets warmer your cool-season vegetables will start to bolt-flower. Start
harvesting your last crop and compost. Get the planting bed ready for the
spring -summer veggies and herbs.
It is recommended
to check your irrigation each year. It boggles the mind when you turn on your
irrigation in the spring and an irrigation head is pointing in the wrong
direction. When that head was working perfectly last year and pointing in the
right direction.
Prune ornamental
grasses and clean perennial flowers before new growth starts in the spring.
Prune Azaleas,
forsythias, hydrangeas, and gardenias after blooming. You can fertilize Azaleas
monthly until the end of August. Be on the lookout for lace bugs on your
Azaleas. The bugs are hard to see, but the damage is not. The damage looks like
very small white dots on the leaves where the bugs sucked out the chlorophyll.
Spray with appropriate insecticide.
It is warm enough
to bring the houseplants out that you over wintered outdoors. Place the plants
in shade to begin with and slowly move the plants to a sunnier location, if
required by the plant. Some tropicals will grow in full sun.
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