Spring is certainly popping out all over!  March and early April are the months to split or move Daylilies, Iris, Siberian Iris, Hosta, and peony if you did not get it done in the fall. It would need to be done before you see this year’s new growth. Any dead or diseased foliage should be cut back in the spring before new growth begins. Mulch your beds and spring clean your yard. Mend fences and raised beds. This is the time to check hoses for leaks and work on any hardscaping you plan for this year. Treat your weeds with a safe herbicide or pull weeds. At this time of year I put my kitchen scraps in trenches in the garden, especially around spring and summer blooming plants and where vegetables will be growing. 

If you have some sunny windows, you can  start planting seeds now in shallow containers with holes cut in the bottom for drainage. I use wooden pinch clothespins for plant labels, and attach them to a stick. Or try corks with the name written with a Sharpie and attached to a plastic fork or knife. By now you should have brought out your overwintered bulbs to be warming up. When the ground is 60 degrees or more (around mid-May), you can begin planting them. If planted in a large pot, they can go outside about that same time if mulched well. Don’t forget to grow some pest repelling plants to put in containers that you will be putting around your deck or patio. When spring bulbs’ foliage starts yellowing, you can cut it to the ground. Remember that this year’s leaves feed next year’s flowers, so don’t cut them back too soon.

Happy Spring, you-all!