April

Watering

• New plantings will require more water the first year.
• Water annuals in containers twice a week depending on weather.
• Water cool season lawns twice a week.
• Water trees and shrubs twice a week.

Fertilizing

• Fertilize cool season lawns, such as bluegrass and parkblend.
• Fertilize house plants with a good water soluble fertilizer.
• Fertilize established roses.
• Fertilize trees and shrubs with SuperGreen

Yard and Garden

• Now is the best time to plant trees, shrubs and perennials.
• Plant summer flowering bulbs, such as gladiolus, lilies or dahlias.
• Dethatch, aerate and water lawns.
• Start mowing established lawns
• Reseed cool season lawns in April.
• Apply Bonide pre-emergent to lawns and ornamental beds to prevent weed seed germination.
• Prune spring flowering shrubs shortly after blooming in late spring or early summer.
• Time to cut back ornamental grasses if not already done so. Cut them to a ball shape.
• Plant fruit trees: apple apricot, cherry, pecan, plum, pear, pomegranate.
• Plant shade trees (ash, elm, cottonwood) and ornamental trees (flowering cherry, plum, crab apple) now.
• Plant ornamental grasses.
• Plant bulbs, such as dahlia, canna, gladiolus and lily.
• Plant strawberries, raspberries, currant, grapes, asparagus, potatoes and hardy herbs.
• Plants shrubs and vines.
• Plant annual bedding plants.
• Plant perennials.
• Plant native plants.

Insects and Diseases

• Apply Bonide tree and shrub in April or after flowering to protect our bees, no edibles.
• Clean your garden area by removing all debris and cut back plants.
• Check for pinon needle scale and spray with malathion if you see them.
• Apply chelated iron or soil acidifier with iron to chlorsis prone trees and shrubs, such as maples, aspen and other non-native trees and shrubs.
• Keep an eye open for aphids, spider mites, etc and eliminate as necessary.

Vegetables

• Plant tomatoes in Wall O’ Waters early season plant protectors.
• Stagger vegetable planting so you can have plants maturing once a week.
• Improve soils in vegetable beds by adding BTE compost, home compost or manure.
• Continue planting seeds for upcoming season.
• Plant onion sets, strawberries, rhubarb, asparagus.
• Plant herbs such as thyme, lavender, mints and and so many more!

Miscellaneous

• Protect any tender plants from freezing with a frost cloth or small plants with leaves or mulch.
• Eliminate winter annual weeds such as wild mustards and perennial dandylions by applying Hi-Yield, Kill-Zall.
• Spray Monterey Florel Brand Growth Regulator mid to full bloom to eliminate unwanted fruit in the summer.
• Start a new compost bin.
• Inspect and repair drip irrigation and sprinkler systems.