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Begin Planting For Spring Blooms
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More from CamarilloMarch's warm weather gives gardeners a chance to prepare their yards and begin planting for the growing season that is just ahead, say experts at Agromin, a Camarillo-based manufacturer of premium soil products.
Plant vegetables and herbs from seed: after the last chance for frost (around mid-month) and the soil warms, cultivate your vegetable garden soil down about one foot. Add organic soil planting amendments. Plant warm-season vegetable seeds including tomatoes, peppers, green beans, cucumbers, squash, eggplant, onion, potatoes, spinach, turnips and corn. It's also the time to plant herbs from seed such as basil, mint, oregano, parsley and rosemary.
Plant summer flowers: Garden centers have a variety of flower seed packs--a much better variety of flowers to choose from than you would normally find with already-blooming flowers. Plant marigolds, petunias, alyssum, lobelia, dianthus, flox, verbenia and impatiens from seed in March.
Mow lawn to the right height: cool season grass blades (bluegrass, ryegrasses, fescues) should be kept about two inches high. Mow regularly to keep weeds at bay and to promote thicker lawns. When the weather warms considerably in the summer, increase grass blade height to three inches. Warm season grass (Bermuda, St. Augustine and zoysia) should be cut at a steady two-inch level throughout spring and summer.
Fertilize citrus and avocado trees: Feed avocado, citrus trees, fruit trees and roses with a well balanced fertilizer. For fruit trees and roses, wait until the first sign of new leaves before fertilizing.
Mulch generously: mulch at least two to three inches deep around trees, shrubs, flowers and plants. This will keep moisture in and weeds down. Plus, the mulch will give plants and trees the nutrients they need for continued growth.
For more planting and gardening tips, go to www.agromin.com.
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