Everyone likes to give their house a good spring cleaning to look fresh after a long winter. It is the same way you can take good care of your garden to prepare it for summer. A perfect picture spring landscape can be overwhelming sometimes, even when snow and ice have melted.
That’s why we have provided a checklist that will assist you to pace yourself while you prepare for flower beds, shrubs, trees, and other places that need cleaning in the yard. We have made it much easier for you to plan your list, because we broke it into early, mid, and late spring.
Early Spring To Do List
It has been a while, and now you want to get back to your garden after the long winter. It will help if you put some important things for your garden to be ready for the spring and the growing season.
Clean up flower beds
Winter storm debris from the soil surface that you anticipate planting flowers and veggies should be cleared out. Try to remove the protective winter mulch from the perennials and ornamental grasses.
If you want your grass clumps to look clean and inviting, you need to trim off the hedges. While working with plants with prickly leaves (lungwort), don't forget to wear your gloves. Putting on gloves helps to protect your hands from cuts and scrapes.
Divide perennials
Before spring growth, that is the best time to divide many perennials. A budget-friendly way to fill your garden to share with friends or with many plants is by dividing perennials. It is also an excellent way to keep perennials existing healthy.
Most times, it is expected that the middle of plants that grow in a large clump will thin out after a few years, which will leave a bare spot. But, when you divide the clusters, you are helping the plant to generate growth.
Add fresh mulch around perennials
Your yard will look when you add fresh mulch to garden beds. It is an excellent way to retain soil moisture for your plants.
Plant veggies
Please plant cool-season vegetables during early spring when you notice the soil is thawed. It will be ready for early summer.
Mid-Spring To Do List
Your spring landscape should start coming to light because more shrubs, bulbs and other things have taken place. This is when you should add new plants to your garden.
• Clean bird feeders.
• Make notes as you watch the spring show.
• Plant new perennials and cold-hardy annuals.
• Add new trees and shrubs.
• Apply mulch.
Late Spring To Do List
Late spring is the period when you start cleaning up the bloomed flowers
Deadhead bulbs
Plants tend to store energy when removing the blossom from spring flowing bulbs. Allow the foliage to die by itself; try not to remove it until the color is yellow complete or when it dries up.
Shop for summer annuals
Petunias, zinnias, and impatiens are usually the best summer annuals; hence, try to pick them out.
Start warm-season veggies
Transplantation of seedlings of warm-season crops can take place. For example, pepper, herbs of all kinds and tomatoes are warm-season crops.
Plant summer-blooming bulbs
It is usually in the fall that spring-blooming bulbs are planted. Once there's no more threat of frost, it is wise to plant summer blooming bulbs.
If you follow the checklist above, you will have one of the best clean and good-looking gardens. Take pride in your garden and beautify it as you would in your home.
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