California Landscape Care Calendar
March
- Treat for fireblight and anthracnose if not done already
- Protect trees and shrubs from aphids and other insects that product sticky honeydew all season long
- Control weeds in landscape beds to reduce competition for water
- Fertilize roses and perennials
- Feed camellias and azaleas at the end of their bloom cycle
- Use organic citrus fertilizer to feed citrus
- Start organic pest control programs on citrus and fruit trees
April
- Treat susceptible trees to protect them from borers
- Perform spring tree fertilization now
- Have irrigation system inspected and repaired prior summer
- Watch for spring hatch of tussock moth, oak worm and other caterpillars on trees and treat with organic biopesticide
May
- Add mulch to landscape beds to reduce water loss and keep roots cooler
- Control slugs and snails
- Treat maples, dogwoods and other trees for powdery mildew
- Watch for conifer borers like red turpentine beetle on pines and other conifers
- Prune spring flowering shrubs after they finish blooming
- Adjust irrigation system as temperatures start to warm
- Irrigate trees with deep infrequent watering through the summer
June
- Feed acid loving plants like azalea and camellia now
- Maintain organic pest control program on citrus and fruit trees
- Thin fruit trees to reduce excessive fruit production
- Make a plan to summer prune trees
- Allow lawns to grow taller between cuttings to shade roots and reduce water loss.
July
- Treat plants stressed by summer heat with ArborKelp
- Water lawns deeply and infrequently
- Review site with your SavATree Arborist to make a pruning plan
August
- Feed citrus the last round of organic citrus food this month
- Make sure trees are not stressed from lack of water
- Schedule ArborWatering program if trees are not irrigated
