almanac
Average temperature: 83 high, 60 low
Rainfall: 2.42 inches
1. The stage of the moon
First quarter: April 4th
Full Moon: April 12th
Previous quarter: April 20th
New Moon: April 27th
2. Moon sign planting date
Ground crops: 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 27, 28
Underground crops: 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 28, 23, 24
Weed Control: 2, 3, 21, 22, 29, 30
Pruning trees and shrubs: 6, 7, 16, 17, 25, 26
Time to plant
3. Vegetables: calabazza, melon, cassava, chayote, cherry tomato, cucumber, eggplant, Jerusalem artichoke, Zicama, lima beans, Malabar spinach, Maranga, New Zealand spinach, okra, pepper, roselle, seminole cabbage beans.
4. Flower: aFrican Daisy, Ageratum, Aster, Bacopa, Balsam, Begonia, Black-Eyed Susan, Blue Daze, Browallia, Bush Daisy, Cat’s Whiskers, Celosia, Cleome, Coleus, Coreopsis, Cosmos, Crossandra, Dahberg Daisy, Diascia, Gazania, Gazania, Gaillardia, Gazania, Gayl Joseph Coat, Lantana, Licorice Plant, Lisianthus, Marigold, Melanpodium, Mexican sunflower, Million Bell, Moonflower, Nicotiana, Nierenbergia, Pentas, Pentawin, Porterweed, Portalaca, Slen, Salvia, Salvia, Hinflow, Zinnia.
5. light bulb: Asian lilies, Achimenes, African iris, Agapanthus, Amaris, Amazon Lily, Blackberry Lily, Pedigree, Bulbin, Karadium, Canna, Crinum, Dahlia, Euchalis Lily, Gingivus, Gladiori, Gloriosa Lily, Society Garlic, Tuberos Begonia and Rain.
6. Herbs: Anise, basil, bay laurel, cardamom, chives, coriander, dill, borage, edible ginger, lemon balm, oregano, Mexican tarragon, mint, oregano, rosemary, sage, flavorful, sweet marjoram and tim.
Lawn care
7. Most grasses are growing well. Complete feeding of all lawns.
8. Yellow lawns that were previously fertilized can often be regenerated for iron-only purposes.
9. Get weed control with liquid or weed products labeled with lawn type.
10. Check soil acidity of all home lawns. Adjust the pH as needed.
11. Mow Zoysia with a lawn mower to a desired height of 2-3 inches.
12. If necessary, shout the reduction of leaf blades left behind from winter.
13. Spring is a good time to install and repair your lawn.
14. Don’t fight the shade. Consider another ground cover for these problem spots.
15. Before installing a new lawn, remove the weeds and adjust to the pH and ground.
16. Starter fertilizer can be used with new lawns to supply phosphorus for root growth.
17. Crabgrass started early. Excavate and regenerate these areas.
18. Chinch bug control is often required at this point for St. Augustine’s lawn.
19. Remove excess leaves from the grass of the house before mowing.
20. The springs are often dry. Water when the grass begins to show moisture stress.
21. Train by watering the grass once or twice a week.
22. Adjust the sprinklers to avoid only sidewalks, roads and grass.
23. Apply up to three-quarters of water to each irrigation.
24. Replace the oil and service air filters on the gas drive.
25. When the cutting edge begins to dull, polish the lawnmower blade.
26. Edge lawn growing along the sidewalk.
27. Aere the grass if necessary and remove thatch.
Scenery odds
28. Many plants were not affected by the cold. You will need the pruning needed to control size and shape.
29. Hair removal from several inches of plants on a few inches of healthy wood.
30. After the flowers fade, prunes the flowering trees and shrubs in spring.
31. Keep your palms healthy. Remove only brown leaves and fruit stems if necessary.
32. Wrap or compost the leaves as mulch for later use in the garden.
33. Plant trees, shrubs, or grapes on Earth Day and National Arbor Day.
34. Repotting the majority of cold, hardy shrubs and perennial plants.
35. Remove this appearance of the cool seasonal decline first-year students and add a selection of warm spring weather.
36. Make sure that the root balls of all plants are moist when planting.
37. Build a balm on the edge of a new tree or shrub root ball to direct the water towards the roots.
38. Give all poinsettias a spring trimming. Repaint new things or add them to the landscape.
39. Most established trees and shrubs are drought-resistant. Water when they show signs of stress.
40. Maintain a 2-3 inch mulch layer with trees and shrubs. 1 inch in the flower bed.
41. Water annuals and perennials when the soil begins to dry out or show signs of wilting.
42. Use slow release fertilizers that can feed landscape plants for several months.
43. The palms need special feeding. Use fertilizer made in the palm of your hand every 3-4 months.
44. Weed landscape to reduce competition for water and nutrients.
45. Inspect old trees and trim if necessary before hurricane season begins.
46. Check Sagos for white CYCAD scale and control if necessary.
47. Cut old flower stems from amaryllis, Amazon lilies and other spring flowering plants.
48. Plant new plants as needed to moisten the soil.
49. Split the perennials before the really hot weather arrives.
50. Train grapes in trellis or arbors.
51. Adds water features to the landscape. Clean up what is established.
52. Transplant and feed see-through lilies and marsh plants.
Planting fruits and vegetables
53. Hurry to plant tomatoes, peppers and eggplants in your garden.
54. I’ll choose a larger transplant at this time of year.
55. Remove cool season crops to complete harvest and add seed crops.
56. Many bananas were damaged by cool weather. Removes the declined part.
57. Trim tropical, unaffected by cold, keep them within range if necessary.
58. Greening citrus fruits remains a major problem. Remove affected trees.
59. Control citrus pyrids with each flash of growth. Use spray or soil treatment as directed.
60. Apply a light nutrient spray to the citrus tree with each growth.
61. Finish the granular spring food of all fruit trees.
62. Sweet potatoes will begin for the May transplant.
63. Plant tropical vegetables that don’t bother summer heat and humidity.
64. Complete herb planting before the hot weather arrives. Many grow best in containers.
65. Lightly raise vegetable plantings every 3-4 weeks or use slow release fertilizer as labeled.
66. Maintain moist soil with a 2-3 inch multi-layer with everything except citrus fruits.
67. Add trees, shrubs and vines to your landscape.
68. Blueberries require very acidic soil. Have the soil check the pH before planting.
69. Grow blueberries with pine bark fines or add them to acidify the soil.
70. Transplant papaya seedlings into the landscape and moisten them each month to feed them
Leaves and indoor plants
71. Grooms to reconstruct and remove faded parts of indoor and outdoor leaf plants.
72. Trim overgrown stems of leaf plants to make cuttings.
73. The decline of indoor leaf plants loves to restore the sun’s location filtered outdoors.
74. Add saucers to your patio plants and save by capturing water for use.
75. Save money to grow more leafy plants by splitting and cuttings.
76. Swap extra leaf plants with friends to increase your collection.
77. Repaint the leaves plant with a larger container.
78. Trim Christmas and Holiday Cactus if necessary to maintain a compact size. Root cuttings.
79. Feed the leaves plants with slow release fertilizer.
80. Move Orchids & Bromeliads to a suspicious location outdoors.
81. The director and bromeliad will begin to grow in spring if necessary and lick when feeding begins.
82. Consider using leafy plants for shady landscape sites.
83. Amaryllis transplants flowers bloom in the garden during the winter and grown in containers.
84. Wash away dust and insects from leaves and stems.
85. Insects such as Scale, Mealy Bugs, and Sxico may need to control insect repellent soap or oil spray.
Tom Maccubbin is an honorary urban gardener at the University of Florida Cooperative Expansion Services. Write him: Orlando Sentinel, PO Box 2833, Orlando, Florida. 32802. email: tomac1996@aol.com.
