February Organic Gardening Tips
provided courtesy of Grangetto's Farm & Garden, Escondido, Rancho
Santa Fe, Fallbrook, and Valley Center
- Protect new growth seedlings from birds with netting
- Plant cool season vegetables to promote a beaautiful crop in early
spring.
- Plant spring bulbs; use bone meal and mulch to aid a healthy start.
- Fertilize citrus. Begin fertilizing hydrangeas, azaleas, fuchsias
and camellias.
- Continue using diatomaceious earth and maintaining a clean, leaf-free
garden.
- Spray Safer soaps on new plant growth to control aphids