After only two days of mild weather it appears, for example, that there are already temptations to begin fertilizing. Keep in mind that winter isn t over. It is usually mid-March or early April before spring arrives along the Gulf Coast. We are subject to several more frosts or freezes. Soils will remain relatively cold until night temperatures warm up and stabilize.
Timing is everything in gardening.
Following are some routine gardening jobs and comments that might be helpful when scheduling these activities. Products that contain high levels of nitrogen, when applied too early, are either wasted or can cause green - up before the danger of freezing weather has passed. Mid-March is plenty early for fertilizing the lawn and landscape plants. The ideal time, of course, is determined by the kind of spring that we are having. If warm weather is delayed, as it is some years, the postponement of fertilizing until April might be called for.