Once soils warm up a bit seed does better. Start vegetable and flower seeds of more tender plants indoors for later spring planting. Start them 6 weeks before you plan to put them outside. This is the perfect time to get your soil into shape. Start with a soil test at the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension office.
Aged manure works well.
This can be a good time for preemergent weed control in lawns and flower beds and dormant oil and lime spraying for insect and disease control. Pruning Prune fruit trees, summer flowering deciduous plants and many evergreens early in the month. Lawns Fertilize and thatch or aerate the lawn. Ask for Cooperative Extension s lawn care publications. You may need to start watering your yard as weather dictates.