Lots to do in March!

 Happy Spring everyone! I'm so excited. It's just a great time of year. There is sooooo much to do in the garden. Everyone is always wondering what to do when in the garden and if it's too early or too late to do something. SO, here is a list of what I have done and what I will be doing this month. 

My daughter at a Spring Garden Show

1. Plant out Spring vegetables. This I do around St. Patrick's Day. Here in York County, PA I planted onion sets, broccoli plants and the following seeds: lettuce, spinach, kale, peas, carrots, radishes and turnips. Yum!

2. Pull the mulch off of strawberries and other perennials. It's now warm enough the perennials don't need the mulch but they do need sunlight so uncover them soon. 

3. Do any winter pruning you never got to. I still need to prune my rose bush but I'm mostly done. Once your plants have budded out, forget it. You've missed your chance. 

4. General clean up. It's not fun but winter winds blow trash and garden refuse around and now's a great time to clean it up. 

5. Speaking of refuse, now is a great time to start minding your compost pile again. Ideally, it should be mixed once a week during the growing season. 

6. I'll be giving my fruit trees their first spray. More info on this in my next post. 

7. Start any warm weather seeds that you want to start indoors. I don't do much of this but I am trying with some alpine strawberries. So far I've discovered why people usually buy strawberries as plants. Sigh. 

8. Pull winter weeds. Yes, there are weeds that grow well in cold weather. You've probably got them in your garden. Go pull them out. 

Well, that should be enough to keep you busy for a while! I've been busy and loving it. Do you have other projects going on? Feel free to share in the comments below.