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Things to do for the Month of April

Fruits and Nuts — Season for strawberry planting continues. Start spray program for all fruits. Plant raspberries and blackberries and continue budding apples and peaches.

Shrubs — Prune spring flowering shrubs after flowering. Fertilize azaleas and camellias. When new growth is half completed, spray all shrubs with a fungicide.

Lawns — [...]

Use Tiller Sparingly When Preparing Soil

Most people enjoy planting into what garden publications call a well-prepared, loose seedbed.  The well-prepared, loose seedbed gets the seed in contact with soil moisture for good germination.  However, what you do to prepare that seedbed can create major problems later in the growing season, says Dr. Charles Mitchell, an agronomist with the Alabama [...]

Things to do for the Month of December

Fruits and Nuts — Plant young pecan and other deciduous fruit trees and grapes. Select budwood. Start dormant pruning of established fruits. Protect all young trees from rabbit damage by placing wire around the base of the tree. Put on dormant oil spays for scale.

Shrubs — Planting is still the main activity but [...]