» › Issue 13: Early Spring 2009

Monthly Gardening Checklists

March 2009

New Preen for Southern Gardens

dividing hostas

Preen Weed Preventer for Southern Gardens keeps new weeds from sprouting around trees and shrubs and in flower beds. This newly formulated Preen product stops grassy and broadleaf weeds from sprouting for up to four months, including many southern pests, such as common lespedeza and black medic. Check with your local garden center for availability.

Check house plants for
creepy crawlers

mealy bugs
Mealy bugs
© North Carolina State University

If your house plants have yellow leaves, scraggily growth or other unhealthy symptoms, you might inspect for mealy bugs or fungus gnats. These are two common house plant pests, and here’s what you can do to control them.

Click here for tips.

 

Colorful house plants brighten
indoor scene

croton
Croton
Photo courtesy Texas A&M University


House plants are an easy way to add color to dreary days.

Click here for a sampler.

Broaden plant selections with online, mail-order retailers

mail-order catalog
Mail-order catalogs
© Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

Many gardeners look for plants that are rare, hard to find or more unusual than average garden-center fare. This is where online and mail-order catalog retailers come in, and now is the time to order.

Click here for tips.

Garden Tips

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this month's checklist

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Lebanon, PA 17042

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