6 Simple Spring Yard and Garden Tasks

April 19, 2010 / Ecoyards
A row of cherry blossom trees with light pink flowers in full bloom stands on green grass under a cloudy sky.
  1. Plant a tree in honor of National Arbor Day, which is April 30.
  2. Give your lawn a face-lift by aerating, overdressing, and topdressing about every two years. Otherwise, fertilize your lawn with a good organic slow-release fertilizer.
  3. Mow weekly, removing no more than 1/3 of the blade.
  4. Add compost to your vegetables, trees, and landscape beds.
  5. In the vegetable garden, continue to plant cool-season crops such as lettuce, beets, snap peas, chard, radish, spinach, and parsnip.
  6. Plant seeds for annuals such as cosmos, asters, marigolds, and zinnias.
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