May

May

Chores and Maintenance

Prune needle evergreens
Complete pruning of spring-flowering trees, shrubs (after flowering)
Deadhead bulbs, leave foliage until yellowed
Begin rose care: deadheading, spraying, and watering
Mulch azaleas, rhododendrons, and laurel with thick acid mulch
Complete major lawn care
Feed with compost or organic lawn fertilizer
Set mower at 2-1/2 - 3"
Leave clippings
Pinch back chrysanthemum and asters

Pland and/or Transplant

Bare root plants and evergreens
Summer bulbs, ground covers, perennials; get annuals
Sow cold and warm - season vegetables and herbs (after temperature reaches 60° F)

Fertilize

Needle evergreens - after pruning (5-10 -5)
Roses (organic rose fertilizer or 5-10-5)
Annuals and container plants (fish emulsion, water soluble, organic fertilizer or 5-10-5)
Perennials and sprlng bulbs (5-10-5)
Lawn (4-1-2 ratio of N-P-K)