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So you think January is only for snuggling up with a warm beverage and a seed catalog? Think again! This is the month to begin pruning fruit trees and be on the lookout for anthracnose and pre-treat for peach leaf curl and azalea lace bugs. Learn about dormant sprays and proper pruning techniques with video demonstrations. Calendar for January Tasks
Lots more going on in February. You’ll want to continue pruning your fruit trees, and some of your landscape shrubs. Check out some of the pests to watch for this month. And a really great guide to the least toxic methods and products to use for pest control. Download a printable copy of the IPM-Least Toxic Choices. VIDEO WORKSHOP
It’s time to fertilize and prune blueberries and raspberries. Prune your roses, and start to treat them for black spot and powdery mildew. Do you have a “moss green” lawn? Here’s what to do about it. How about patches of light green grass popping up in your lawn—probably Poa annua—annual bluegrass. Home pests bugging you? Look no further! And there are still some apple tree tasks to do. Be sure to check out our upcoming workshops! https://www.cowlitzcomg.com/events
Spring is here! The daffodils are in bloom, and it’s time to get your garden ready to plant…in fact, you can begin planting some of the cool weather veggies right now! We’ve got info about slugs, horsetail, weeds, and, of course, problems that may be appearing in your yard this month. WORKSHOP VIDEO
So much to do this month —Perennials, shrubs, fruit trees (codling moth alert! Prevent wormy apples!); planning, preparing, and when to plant your garden, who is bugging y our garden, meat the beneficial insects, vertebrate pests (think “moles” and “voles,” etc., and lawn care.
We’re getting in to the middle of our growing season now, and there are so many things that contribute to a successful vegetable harvest, bountiful fruit trees, beautiful landscapes, and a great looking, healthy lawn. Tired of wormy apples? Check it out!
Be on the watch for Apple Maggot, continue spraying for Apple Codling Moth, and trim back your June bearing strawberries. How to take care of your garden, and insect pests you may expect to see—and the best ways to handle them. Your lawn, flowers, and shrubs—what to do this month in your home landscape!
It’s a little slower in the garden in August and September, but there are still some thing you should be doing—check out our landscape shrubs for cottony camellia scale and root weevils, cut back and spruce up your flowers. How do you get those late season green tomatoes to turn red? And when do you harvest your vegetables and preserve them?
This is a really critical month in the garden. Putting your garden to bed properly will help you have a weed-free, organically richer soil in the spring. There are some important tasks to do if you had problems with your fruit trees this summer. It’s the best time of the year to plant and trees, shrubs, and perennials. Plant your spring bulbs, and save your dahlias, fuchsias, geraniums, and fibrous begonias for next spring. Let’s get busy!
Your garden has probably been put to bed for the season. You’re snug as a bug in a rug in your home. Wait—did you say bug? Learn about some unwanted home and houseplant pests that we see frequently in the Clinic.