This episode is the garden To Do list for the month of March – still some cold (and hopefully wet) weather left.  Days are getting longer and warmer.

Summer vegetables – start them inside or greenhouse or direct sow. Tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, eggplant Direct sow sunflowers & other summer annuals (such as zinnias) Plant: Beets, broccoli, carrots, celery, swiss chard, kale, loose leaf lettuce, radish, potatoes, turnips Perennials Summer blooming bulbs (gladiolus, amaryllis, lilies) Dahlias Preemptively spray for whiteflies – release encarsia Nematodes for soil Prune – citrus, once blooming plants (forsythia, quince, camellias) Check irrigation

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