This month in the garden: February

ficus plant photo

February: this month in the garden!

Gardener's TO DO LIST

PLANT

Plant an ornamental or fruit tree now before spring. This is the time for maples, magnolias and crabapples.
Start spring vegetable seeds indoors or in a greenhouse. Heirloom varieties, seed trays, soil and everything else you need are available at Sloat.
Plant fragrant vines and shrubs: lilac, wisteria, daphne & pink jasmine.
Rhododendrons and azaleas are budding and blooming. Feed them with E.B. Stone’s organic Ultra Bloom.
Plant more spring annuals: violas, pansies & Iceland poppies.

FERTILIZE:

Fertilize your garden and houseplants with Osmocote to provide ongoing nutrition for up to four months. Use Sure Start fertilizer for new plantings to establish them quickly.
Apply a lawn fertilizer with Concern to control annual weeds.
Stock up on a season’s-worth of top quality, plant-specific fertilizers from E.B. Stone. The “Naturals” and “Organics” lines are environmentally friendly.

PRUNE/MAINTAIN:

Snails and slugs are hatching in your garden right now. Non-toxic Sluggo can help.
Clean up and prune plants and trees to enhance their appearance and prepare them for spring growth.
Prepare planting beds for spring. Test your soil for pH, nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium and add appropriate fertilizer. We recommend amending your soil with Sloat Loam Builder, Sloat Forest Mulch Plus & Sloat Planting Mix. Also, add E.B Stone’s Agricultural Lime to soil to provide needed calcium for vegetables & fruit.
Aphids are beginning to appear. Stop them early with Greenlight Rose Defense. Use it on roses and all your plants! And don’t forget lady bugs for combatting aphids; available once the weather begins to warm.

2012 Growing Up Green fundraiser dates at Sloat Garden Center
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February 17 – February 27

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