Fertilize roses now if you have not already done so, as well as spraying for disease and insect problems. For convenience, use a material that combines an insecticide and a fungicide in the same product such as Ortho Orthenex or Ferti-lome Triple Action.
- Check your oak trees for masses of young, black buck moth caterpillars, and consider having your tree sprayed of you see large numbers. Don’t wait until the caterpillars start crawling down the tree trunk or falling from the branches to spray.
- Keep your Louisiana irises well watered now while they flower and through mid-summer. Remove any developing seed pods after flowering is finished.
- Prune spring flowering trees and shrubs any time after they finish flowering. Have a specific purpose in mind before you begin pruning, and prune carefully to accomplish it. Unless you are creating special shapes, such as clipped hedges or topiary, try to work with and preserve the natural form of the shrub when you are pruning.
- Mark your calendar for the Spring Garden Show at the New Orleans
Botanical Garden, April 5 and 6. The show will be from 10:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. both days and includes plant and garden products exhibits and
sales, educational programs, music, Kids Discovery Area and more.
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