February Lawn & Garden Tips

Prepping for Spring

• Begin the vegetable garden with cool season crops such as potatoes, onions, asparagus, rhubarb and strawberries.

• Seed semi-hardy vegetable crops, such as lettuce, turnips, radishes, after Feb 15th.

• Till flower and vegetable beds with Back to Earth Soil Conditioner or purchase a raised bed garden kit from TLC Garden Centers.

• Plant shade and fruit trees, berries, grapes and shrubs.

• In late February, seed new areas or overseed existing areas of shady lawn grasses. Seed with Crossfire 4 Tall Fescue Seed or TLC Premium Sun & Shade Mix and apply Fertilome New Lawn Starter Fertilizer.

• Now is the time to apply Sure Green Crabgrass and Annual Bluegrass Preventer for spring weed control in your Bermuda or fescue lawn.

• Control existing broadleaf lawn weeds with Gordon’s Speed Zone.

• Hi-Yield Dormant Oil Spray can still be applied to control mites, galls, overwintering aphids, and other pests on fruit trees, grapes, berries and roses.

• We recommend Bayer Tree & Shrub – Protect & Feed to fertilize established shade and ornamental trees, fruit and nut trees, and shrubs while also keeping harmful insects at bay – including borers.

• Apply Bioadvanced Tree and Shrub Protect & Feed for insect control and fertilizer. This prevents borers, bagworms, webworms, scale and other insects for 12 months.

• Pansies may still be planted to provide early spring color. Fertilize every two weeks with TLC Pansy Max Food to increase blooms.

• Prune dormant deciduous shade and fruit trees in February. You may also prune berries, brambles and grapes.

• Do not prune evergreen trees or shrubs until March. Also wait until mid-March to prune deciduous shrubs, including crape myrtle and roses.

• If rainfall has been deficient, water trees, shrubs and lawns to prevent winter damage.