April
Chores and Maintenance
● Sharpen, clean, oil tools
● Disinfect pots, containers
● Continue spring cleanup — avoid soggy soil
● Prune trees and shrubs — not damaged groundcover
● Prune spring flowering shrubs — after blooming
● Enrich soil with compost, manure, superphosphate, etc.
Plant and/or Transplant
● Sow annual seeds in cold frames
● Sow warm and cool season vegetables and herbs (temperature 60°
● Trees and shrubs
● Roses — balled/burlapped, container, or bare root
● Groundcovers and perennials
Fertilize
● Woody plants before new growth
● Trees and shrubs (high nitrogen organic fertilizer)
● Bulbs (superphosphate, manure, organic fertilizer after blooming)
● Roses (manure or rose organic fertilizer)
Pest Control
● Spray fruit trees (when 1/2” growth) with dormant oil when temperature
stays above freezing
● Apply crabgrass control.