Gardening Tips through the seasons

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Spring Gardening Tips

 

Start an early container with those cooler-season flowers — pansies or primroses, and give your patio or front steps a colorful lift. For ideas, take a look at the Get Creative section.

Prune winter damage from shrubs and trees before they begin to leaf out.Add organic matter, such as Premium Planting Mix, whenever you plant vegetables or annual flowers.As spring warms the soil, it's time to think about the lawn. Turf-Fit Lawn Conditioner can help you start a lawn with seed or sod.

Feed trees and shrubs to help them put out strong, new growth.Plant summer-flowering bulbs — gladiolas, calla lilies, dahlias, cannas, and more.Summer Gardening Tips

 

All the vibrant colors of summer flowers are now available. Hanging baskets, window boxes, and patio pots will be enjoyed well into fall. With WonderBloom you don't have to feed containers for up to 6 months.

Herbs are great plants for containers, too — terrific textures, soft colors, and wonderful scents.Plant tomatoes, peppers, and corn just as it really starts to warm up, for a bumper crop of vegetables. Use Supersoil Potting Soil in containers and raised beds.

Fertilize shrubs, lawns, flowers, and vegetables for continued strong growth, beautiful colors, and luscious produce.Mulch helps retain soil moisture and keep plant roots cool in dry summer weather. Bark mulches, such as Garden Guardian, are great for shrub beds. Fine-textured soil amendments, such as Premium Planting Mix, are better for flower and vegetable gardens.

Fall Gardening Tips

 

As the weather starts to cool off, give shrubs their final feeding. A natural plant food won't push new growth that could be easily damaged by early frost.Gather and discard diseased leaves. Don't let problems over-winter in your garden.

Replace dying summer flowers in deck containers with bright, fall flowers. Refresh the container soil with Supersoil Potting Soil.Compost leaves and garden debris when you can. But put persistent weeds in the trash can, not the compost pile.

Fall lawn food will help northern lawns gear up for winter and help southern lawns recover from summer heat. Use Turf-Fit Lawn Conditioner when over-seeding Bermudagrass.Plant spring bulbs — daffodils, tulips, freesia, hyacinths.

Extend the vegetable season. Start some cool season vegetables — broccoli, carrots, lettuce, spinach, and other greens.Winter Gardening Tips

In colder areas, protect shrubs with deep mulches, straw, or evergreen branches.In milder areas, continue to plant spring bulbs.Mulches protect soil from winter rains and erosion. A compost mulch, such as Premium Planting Mix or Garden Soil will break down over the winter to supply organic matter and nutrients to the soil.

Plant shade or fruit trees while they are dormant.Shrubs planted under the eaves or other protected areas may need a bit of extra winter watering.As the garden moves into spring, watch out for cool season weeds trying to move into areas with bare soil.

Check over-wintering geraniums or fuchsias. Don't let them dry out completely.