Flower Power Garden Hour 133: February To Do List

This episode is the garden To Do list for the month of February – actually quite a busy month. Fruit trees – spray liquid copper for peach leaf curl before they bloom. Also time to spray dormant oil if you have insects overwintering Prune fruit trees, roses (except one time blooming), grapes, blackberries – ensure you have a few days of dry weather following. Hold off on pruning frost sensitive plants Plant: Broccoli, beets, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, chard, collards, kale, mustard, peas Can start potatoes & radishes towards end of the month Bare root roses, fruit trees Can start tomatoes & peppers inside Soil amendment: Get organic material in there for spring planting.  Compost, manure, beneficial nematodes Cleanup: Weed control (don’t let them go to flower)   To ask questions for future shows, submit them at: Facebook Instagram email Marlene at [email protected] Find Marlene over on YouTube, Instagram and Facebook