LYNN RAWE, COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT – HORTICULTURE
TEXAS COOPERATIVE EXTENSION
March 19, 2005
- March is a good month for aerating the lawn; add a half-inch of compost as a soil dressing.
- Last chance to apply a pre-emergent weed herbicide to help prevent the germination of summer weeds.
- Fertilize trees early this month if you missed it last month. Use one pound (one cup) slow-release lawn fertilizer per inch of diameter spread at the drip line or place in aeration holes. AND, be careful not to get lawn herbicides too close to trees. Weed and feed type fertilizers are notorious for killing young shade trees.
- Don’t forget to keep onions and cole crops well-fertilized with one cup of slow-release lawn fertilizer per 10 feet of row this month. Thin out he onions to 4 inches apart. Use the thinned ones for green onions.