Plant
• Plant your favorite annuals for spring. Impatiens, petunias, marigolds, cosmos and lobelia are all budding and blooming now!
• Plant bulbs and perennials now to fill your garden with summer color. Lilies & dahlias will be beautiful additions.
• It may be time for a new watering can. We have them in stock now.
• Organic vegetable starts and seeds are here. Start your edible garden early this year.
Prune/Maintain
• Improving the quality of your soil should be at the top of your spring garden activity list. An optimal loamy soil balance promotes drainage, air and water penetration. Use Sloat Loam Builder, Sloat Forest Mulch Plus or Sloat Planting Mix. All are custom-blended for Bay Area gardens.
• Control pests before they take over your garden by adding plants that attract beneficial insects.
• Continue to control destructive snails that ravage gardens by night and hide by day. Sluggo Snail Bait works great and is the perfect non-toxic alternative to products with metaldehyde.
• Apply Greenlight Rose Defense to roses and other ornamental plants at the first sign of fungal and pest problems to control black spot, powdery mildew, rust, mites, aphids and more.
• Prune azaleas and camellias after they bloom.
Fertilize
• Use E. B. Stone Organics Sure Start (with mycorrhizae) with all new plantings to help them get established quickly.
• Use Agricultural Lime to balance your soil’s pH and add calcium and magnesium to vegetable and other garden beds.
• Fertilize with E. B. Stone Organics All-Purpose Plant Food and Citrus and Fruit Tree Food. See our staff for other plant-specific fertilizer recommendations.
• Lawns are ready for some attention. Feed them with GreenAll Pro Formula Lawn Food.
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