Spring Odds and Ends- Wash your Tools and Gloves

What if you don’t know what to plant in a certain area. Just bring a photo of the area to your planting center and tell them what kind of light you get in that area. They will be able to point you in the right direction. You may also want to get your soil tested. Go to UGA Cooperative Extension for more information or your local Extension office.

*When is the best time to plant an oak....30 years ago! The second best time is now. :D

Again, make sure your tools are clean and ready for another season and wash your gardening gloves and get them freshened up as well.

The best way to help prevent mosquitoes from taking over your yard is by removing all standing water on your property. That’s true for trash cans, toys that are stored outside, gutters and any other area where you see standing water. You can add mosquito eliminating briquettes to places where you just can’t keep the area dry. We have drains in the lawn that we aren’t able to keep dry so I throw in a briquette every so often to kill the mosquito larva.

Prune any shrubs or trees in order to promote new growth and remember to use Holly Tone.

I have a Mahonia (also called an Oregon Grape) I’d like to share with you. I love this plant and it came up wild. I moved it to a better location for me and it’s done well. The birds love the berries and I love the yellow cap it gets on the top. It’s so pretty and is non-deciduous or an evergreen. Another Holly Tone candidate.