MARCH

• Plants need nutrients now during their growth spurt. Fertilize the garden.
• Prune and feed roses.
• Divide perennials that bloom after mid-June.
• Share extra plants with neighbors or a school.

Veggies year-round:

• Dig garden beds deeply. Add fertilizer and compost.
• Transplant February cabbage-family seedlings outdoors.
• Start tomatoes, peppers and eggplant under lights.
• Sow beets, chard, lettuce, onions, peas, potatoes, radishes, spinach and turnips outdoors.

Lawn care:

• Renovate.
• Dethatch if old roots and stems at crown level exceed one-half inch.
• Aerate.
• Dig out or spot treat perennial weeds.
• Rake and overseed bare spots with seed mix such as perennial ryes and turf-type fescues.
• Install new lawns.
• Grasses need at least 6 inches of well drained soil with 2 inches of compost tilled in.