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Garden Calendar:
April
Planting
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Divide Violets,
Shasta Daisies, Liriope, Ajuga, Mums and other Perennials.
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Plant Okra,Melons,
Peas, Corn , Beans, Eggplant, Cucumbers, and Tomatoes.
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Set out Basil.
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Set out summer
annuals if danger of frost is past: Ageratum, Allysum , Begonias,
Geraniums, Dianthus, Celosia, Marigolds, Moss Rose, Petunias,
Impatiens, Coleus, and Caladiums.
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Plant summer
and fall blooming bulbs: Callas, Cannas, Dahlias, Gladiolus,
and Gloriosa Lilies.
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Sow Zinnias
for early summer blooms.
Fertilizing
- Fertilize
Tomatoes with 10-10-10
Pruning
- Remove any
freeze damaged and dead wood.
- Prune Azaleas
during or after blooming. Remove faded flowers from Kurume
Azaleas.
- Prune flowering
shrubs after they finish blooming. If pruning can be done while
the shrub is flowering, the trimmed off parts can be brought
indoors for floral displays.
- Disbud roses
and peonies for specimen flowers.
Mulch
- Always mulch
in new plantings to help assure success.
Miscellaneous
- National
Arbor Day is the fourth Friday of April.
- Paint and
repair garden furniture and other hard construction (bird bath,
bird houses, mailbox, deck, etc.).
- Buy Azaleas
in bloom to be sure of color.
In
Bloom
- Ajuga, Alyssum,
Bleeding-Heart, Candytuft, Columbine, Daffodil, Daisy, Daylily,
Forget-me-not, Grass pinks, Iris, Jacob's ladder, Lily-of-the-valley,
Pansy, Phlox, Divaricata, Primrose, Ranunculus, Scilla, Shooting
star, Sweet William, Thrift, Tulip, Vinca, Violet, Azaleas,
Beauty Bush, Deutzia, Lilac, Spireas, Tamarisk, Viburnum, Weigela,
Yellow Jasmine, Dogwood, Redbud, and most flowering trees.
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