Seasonal Landscape and Gardening Tips and Tasks
Before I completed the Organic Gardening Calendar, I compiled this list of seasonal landscaping and gardening tips and tasks. I found myself without an organized gardening plan and either trying to cram a season's worth of garden work into one month or performing the right tasks at the wrong time. In the Calendar, these tasks and much more are further divided into months and then weekends to help spread out and organize the work and provide better planning for specific garden tasks.
March to April
Assess Your Lawn - Its Needs/Your NeedsSharpen Mower Blades
Soil Test
Spring Clean-Up (Aerate)
Amend Soil after Test Results
Organic Fertilizer
Re-Seed or Corn Gluten
Top Dress with Compost
First Mowing
April to June
Raise Mower Height for Subsequent CutsContinue to Sharpen Blades
Scout for Weeds
Mechanical Weed Control - Use your hands!
Continue Re-seeding Bare Spots
Monitor for Insect Problems
June to August
Understand Natural Summer Stresses/DormancyOne Time Application Milky Spore
Continue to Monitor for Insects/Disease Problems
Apply Beneficial Nematodes (if Necessary)
Possible Topdressing with Rock Minerals
Continue to Mow High /Sharpen Blades
Leave Clippings on Lawn
Water Properly - if You Must
August to September
Soil Test (if Not Done in Spring)Aerate (if Not Done in Spring & Necessary)
Best Time to Lime (if Necessary)
Best Time to Fertilize (if Necessary)
Best Time for Seeding or Re-Seeding
Top Dress with Compost (if Necessary)
October to November
Continue to Mow While Grass GrowsFinal Mow - Reduce Height to 2 inches
or New Lawns or Lawns Over-Seeded in Early
Fall, Apply Organic Fertilizer at 1/2 rate
Remove Leaves as They Accumulate
or Use Mulching Mower and Leave on Lawn
Check out the full calendar, available here, for tips and tasks to perform in the garden every weekend of every month in the year.