Wednesday 16 Apr 2008
Spring Chores Checklist Part 2!
Hello Fellow Gardeners,
Ah Spring! Warmer temperatures, sunshine, and no bugs (yet)! Well, as wonderful as Spring is, it brings with it a few gardening chores to be done! If you just can’t wait to get started, check out Spring Chores Checklist Part 1 for a list of items to do now, but read on for those basic things that need to be done once the last bit of snow finally melts…
□ Clean Up Those Beds!
After the last chance for frost has passed, remove all the old mulch from your garden beds, and replace with a brand new batch! Don’t just throw your old mulch out! Recycle it, by placing it into your compost pile!
□ Plant Away!
Spring is the time to plant blueberries, raspberries, grapes, rhubarb, asparagus, irises, peonies, hydrangeas, lilacs, and more!
□ Prepare Those Beds!
Add a bit of compost or organic fertilizer to your beds to help give your plants a great nutrient boost!
□ Pull Weeds!
Spring is the perfect time to pull any weeds that pop up because the ground is so wet that you can usually get the weed, root and all very easily!
□ Prune Prune Prune!
Roses, apple and plum trees need to be pruned in the Spring, but DON’T prune those lilacs, hydrangeas, Spring flowering clematis or old garden roses! For these the rule is simple! Prune after bloom!
□ Divide and Transplant!
Divide and transplant any perennials that need it, such as daylilies and hostas. You can also transplant roses if they need a new spot this year!
Stay tuned for more tips, tricks, ideas, and inspiration on cold climate gardening from the Daily Weeder!
Happy Gardening, 
Marie Suzanne
Marie | fertilizing, general, composting, flowers, roses, northern gardening
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Hi Marie,
I have started all of my chores, but the weather is just not cooperating! We are having a weird spring…it sleeted yesterday…but intermittently, we had sun, so I ran out and transplanted my parsley and nasturtiums… today it is supposed to be back up to the 50’s…let’s hope for the best!