One could get a severe case of Spring fever about now. You just can't beat April in North Georgia. The dogwoods and azaleas make you want to live outdoors.

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Lawn Care

Fertilize Bermuda with high nitrogen fertilizer such as 16-4-8. Spray for weeds and apply preventative fungicide in Fescue lawns. See our full lawn schedule here.

 

Houseplants

Move houseplants very cautiously onto the porch, deck or patio.  Be prepared to cover or return them to the house if the temperature is to be 45 degrees or less.  Bright sun can quickly scorch leaves.  You can increase your fertilizer to full strength. Prune and repot as necessary.

 

Shrubs

After the spring blooming shrubs (azalea, forsythia, quince, etc) finish flowering, it is a good time to do either light or heavy pruning.  Overgrown hollies can be cutback severely without harming the plant.  What is severely?  As short as 18 inches or up to 2/3 of their foliage.
 

Blooms

Roses should be leafed out and blooming.  Watch closely for aphids and black spot. Fertilome Rose & Flower Food Plus Systemic works well to control insects and also feeds the plant.  Remember the black stuff on your crepe myrtles last year?  This was caused by aphids, so treat your crepes with the Fertilome Tree and Shrub Drench. Pansy plants are still beautiful, but soon the heat will get to them so just go ahead and yank them up and plant some summer annuals in their spot (after danger of frost). 

 

Fruit Trees

Now that your trees have been pruned (Feb) and bloomed out it is time to start a regular spray program.  We recommend Captain Jack's Fruit Tree Spray.

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Veggie Garden

After danger of frost, you can start veggies like tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and squash. Be sure to mix compost into the soil or use our ready-made Just Natural Raised Bed Mix for raised garden beds. Be ready for bugs with Neem Oil, Spinosad, and Sevin® (to name a few). Stop blossom end rot on tomatoes with Fertilome® Yield Booster. 

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Deer

Deer are beautiful to watch but they are distructive critters. They will dash your hopes and dreams of a garden and pretty landscape if you don't take steps to deter them. Put up fences and netting wherever you can and use a repellent. We recommend Milorganite organic fertilizer, as well as Liquid Fence® Deer & Rabbit Repellent. 

 

Trees

Newly planted trees need attention for the first year or until their feeder roots have developed.  Generally each week a tree needs 1 inch of water for each inch of the trunk diameter.  A gator bag works very well for watering or drill a tiny hole in the bottom of a five gallon bucket, put the bucket beside the tree trunk and fill the bucket once a week.  Your neighbors will think you are nutty but it's cheap and it works.

 

Annuals

Please see question on our frequently asked questions page.  At this time its strictly a gamble when the last frost will occur. Portable flowers like hanging baskets and color bowls are safe bets because if a cold snap is predicted you can bring these items inside until it warms back up. When you do plant stuff like petunias, begonias and marigolds, be sure to feed them every few weeks with something like Fertilome Premium Bedding Plant Food.