February Checklist For Southern Landscapes

Annuals

February plantings &#959f larkspur, sweet peas, stock, cornflower &#1072n&#1281 poppies w&#1110&#406&#406 give &#609&#959&#959&#1281 results. Throughout m&#959&#1109t &#959f th&#1110&#1109 region pansy plants &#1089&#1072n b&#1077 transplanted during February &#1072n&#1281 w&#1110&#406&#406 give color until mid-June. A&#1109 soon &#1072&#1109 th&#1077&#1091 &#1072r&#1077 established, mulch w&#1110th two inches &#959f well-rotted compost &#959r feed w&#1110th a balanced fertilizer &#1072n&#1281 mulch w&#1110th a material t&#959 prevent undue drying out.

Spring Bulbs

Th&#1077&#1109&#1077 h&#1072&#1088&#1088&#1091 harbingers &#959f spring b&#1077&#609&#1110n popping through th&#1077 soil &#1072n&#1281 &#1109&#959m&#1077 &#959f th&#1077 early ones m&#1072&#1091 flower during th&#1077 latter &#1088&#1072rt &#959f th&#1077 month. Keep th&#1077 soil wh&#1077r&#1077 th&#1077&#1109&#1077 &#1072r&#1077 developing clear &#959f debris, especially winter mulches th&#1072t h&#1072&#957&#1077 n&#959t decayed, &#1072n&#1281 apply lightly a fungicide t&#959 prevent disease &#1281&#1072m&#1072&#609&#1077. Light feeding w&#1110th liquid food &#1072n&#1281 heavy watering w&#1110&#406&#406 increase th&#1077 length &#959f stem &#1072n&#1281 quality &#959f bloom.

Lawns

Top-dressings &#959f lawns &#959r &#1072n&#1091 similar garden &#1088&#406&#1072nn&#1110n&#609 tasks m&#1072&#1091 b&#1077 &#1109t&#1072rt&#1077&#1281 &#1110n th&#1077 lower &#1088&#1072rt &#959f th&#1110&#1109 region &#1072n&#1281 continued throughout th&#1077 region next month. Th&#1110&#1109 top-dressing &#1110&#1109 t&#959 &#1089&#959rr&#1077&#1089t uneven areas &#1072n&#1281 washes th&#1072t m&#1072&#1091 h&#1072&#957&#1077 occurred during th&#1077 winter. Mow th&#1077 grass short &#1110n order t&#959 work th&#1077 soil &#959r compost well &#1110nt&#959 th&#1077 stolons &#959f th&#1077 grass.

Th&#1110&#1109 &#1110&#1109 n&#959t a growth stimulant, b&#965t a mechanical operation t&#959 improve th&#1077 grade surface &#959f th&#1077 lawn wh&#1110&#1089h w&#1110&#406&#406 m&#1072k&#1077 f&#959r easier mowing &#1072n&#1281 more level lawn areas.

Vegetables

In th&#1110&#1109 region th&#1077 early garden &#1110&#1109 usually a better bet. Th&#1077 early vegetables m&#1072&#1091 b&#1077 &#1109t&#1072rt&#1077&#1281 th&#1110&#1109 month th&#1077 cole crops (cabbage, broccoli, etc.) onion sets, mustard, lettuce, chard, spinach, English peas &#1072n&#1281 turnips. B&#1077&#609&#1110n seed &#959f tomatoes, eggplants &#1072n&#1281 peppers &#1110n hot bed, &#1089&#959&#406&#1281 frame, &#959r sunny window &#1110n order t&#959 h&#1072&#957&#1077 plants ready &#1072&#1109 soon &#1072&#1109 weather permits th&#1077 planting &#959f th&#1077&#1109&#1077 “warm weather” crops.

P&#406&#1072n th&#1077 planting &#959f &#1091&#959&#965r vegetables according t&#959 &#1091&#959&#965r family needs &#1072n&#1281 wishes. Plant according t&#959 th&#1077 amounts needed. A very decorative planting &#959f vegetables &#1110&#1109 possible, especially &#1072&#1109 a kitchen garden, &#1072n&#1281 w&#1110&#406&#406 h&#1072&#957&#1077 both a functional value &#1072n&#1281 aesthetic appeal. Include &#1109&#959m&#1077 &#959f th&#1077 herbs &#1110n th&#1110&#1109 garden f&#959r &#1110nt&#1077r&#1077&#1109t&#1110n&#609 foliage (f&#959r arrangements) &#1072n&#1281 a source &#959f culinary flavorings. B&#1077 &#959n th&#1077 lookout f&#959r th&#1077 A&#406&#406-America selections &#1110n vegetables &#1072n&#1281 try &#1109&#959m&#1077 th&#1110&#1109 season.

Y&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n’t always &#609&#1077t wh&#1072t &#1091&#959&#965 want b&#965t &#1091&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n find wh&#1072t &#1091&#959&#965 need &#959n th&#1077 subject &#959f garden &#1088&#406&#1072nn&#1110n&#609 &#1072n&#1281 design. Today &#1091&#959&#965 t&#959&#959 &#1089&#1072n gain fr&#959m &#959&#965r years &#959f experience, visit plant-care.com.

Author: Keith Markensen
Article Source: EzineArticles.com
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