April
April
1 thru Mid April
Specials: Green Magic
Inkberry, Emerald Magic Holly, President Grevy
Lilac, Globe Yews (B & B), New Dwarf crepemyrtles.
Double Knockout Roses, Arriving around the 1st
of April. While quantities last.
Check
March calendar. If you haven’t done any
of those things, do it now.
Annuals:
Containers:
You
can plant any container you want if you can easily
move it in case of frost/freeze. There is
always that threat throughout the month of April.
Lawn
Care—if you haven’t
used the Hummert with Dimension for crabgrass
prevention do so immediately!. Crabgrass
is the worst thing to have growing in your lawn.
It is so much easier to prevent than get rid of.
Perennials: Some perennial
benefit from cutting them back before they have
gotten very tall. Lythrum and Mums will
get much bushier if pinched back. When Lythrum
is about 8” tall cut it back to 4”. You
only need to do this once. Mums need to
be kept pinched back until July 15, then let them
go ahead and grow and set buds. Make sure
that you have fed all of your perennials by now.
If you have already used the Start n Grow, you
are done for the season. Only a few re-blooming
perennials need a 2nd application of Start n Grow.
Roses:
Plant roses now.
We select the varieties that do best in our area.
We get them bare root, trim them, pot them in
specially blended soil, and grow them right here
to give you the best rose your can buy! Add Back
to Nature Rose Bed amendment and use Bayer Advance
All in One Rose Care. This product does
3 jobs. Feeds, prevents fungus disease,
and protects against insects.
Shrubs
& Trees: April
is perfect to plant all trees & shrubs.
Mix in Back to Nature Cotton Burr Compost, and
water them in with Mushroom Stuff. This
will get the root system off to a really good
start.
Mid
to End April
Lawn
Care: Spot weed as need
for broad leaf weeds. Don’t let them get
a good hold, get rid of them. Use Speed
Zone or Weed Free Zone. Either of these
products works well when the temperatures are
cooler. Once it is warm/hot use Trimec,
it works better with the warm temperatures.
April
22 Earth Day
End
April: Weather
permitting warm/hot loving plants and vegetables
can begin to be planted now.planted now.
Month
to Month in Your Garden
Compliments
of Heartland Nursery
