Use an aerator that pulls a plug of soil from the turf. Keep the seeded areas moist to ensure germination. Damage to lawns on the south and west sides of building and along sidewalks may be due to winter feeding of mites . Watering occassionally during the winter helps prevent this problem. Carrots, beets and other cold hardy vegetables can be seeded in the garden two weeks prior to the average last spring frost of 28 o Fahrenheit.
Apricots are the first fruit trees in our area to bloom.
If the tree is small enough, covering it with a sheet and hanging a 5 watt light bulb in the tree can often protect the tree from April frosts . Turn the bulb on nights when frost is forcast. Call 244-1710 for frost warning information . Euonymous planted on an east or south exposure also will show such damage. Provide protection next winter if such damage is evident this spring.