Gardeners It Is Time For Spring Plantings Are You Ready -part 2

If you live in a different planting zone just adjust the weeks for your zone.  I am in the Mid-Atlantic States and am in the Planting Zone 6.  Adjust your weeks and planting schedule accordingly.

We now are in April and Spring is here. We have prepared our lawns and our gardens and even started some indoors and planted some outdoor crops already!

These next months are the busiest of gardening, minus the put up of our harvesting in the Fall.

The months covered in this article are: April, May, June, July and August.

The first week of April you will plant seeds of Swiss Chard, Carrots, Onions, Radishes, Cabbage, Kholrabi,  Potatoes and Rasberries.

The Second wek you will plant Beets, Kale, Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Parsnips, Blackberries, Fruit Trees and Swiss Chard.

Thrid Week is for planting Peas, Radishes, Leaf Lettuce and Collards.  Indoors you will be starting Late Tomatoes.  This week you will also fertilize your lawn 3 days after you apply Crabgrass killer and Grub Control.

The forth week you are now able to plant Perrenials, Start a compost pile, loosen the mulchon your strawberries and pput out the Hummingbird Feeders.  You will also plant Peas, Seed a New Lawn, plant Sweet Corn and Transplant Leeks.

Last week finishes up with planting Carrots and sraying your Fruit Trees.

First Week of May: plant Snap Beans, Summer Squash, Cucumbers and Fingerling Potatoes.

Second Week you will: plant Head Lettuce, Leaf Lettuce, Winter Squash, Late Celery and Sweet Corn. Take care and pull Broad leaf weeds from your lawns.

The week of Mother's Day you will be doing: Planting Early Celery, Tomatoes, Annual Flowers, Melons (transplant or seed) and Sweet Potatoes. This is the time to fertilize your Houseplants.

The week after Mother's Day: Plant Large Pumpkins, Peppers, Cabbage, Okra, Lima Beans, and Sweet Corn. Do NOT plant Tomatoes with blossoms on them. Also pinch off blossoms of new Strawberry plants.  Harvest your Asparagus!

The last week you will need to: Plant Tomatoes, Eggplant, Jack O Lantern Pumpkins and your Herb Garden. Prune your woody shrubs, such as Azaleas, Viburnums and Forsythia's after they finish blooming.

During the First week you will want to:  Plant Snap Beans, Carrots, Tomatoes, Bush Beans, Corn, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Broccoli, Beets, and Winter Squash  Plant Summer Squash and Corn for a late crop.

The Second week: Plant Tomatoes, Bush Limas, Winter Squash, Corn, Beets and Pumpkins.  Watch out and take care of any Squash Vine Borers and Cucumber Beetles.  Mulch your gardens to control weeds and to keep the root systems moist during the hot months.

Third Week Activities include:  Plant peppers, Pole Lima's, and Pole Snap Beans and Raspberries.  Now is the start of Bagworm control in your area.

The Last days of June.Plant Late Tomatoes,Prune your flowering trees, turn your compost, pinch back your mums and renovate your Strawberry Gardens after the last crop of berries have been picked.   

The Week of July 4th you will begin to plant for late crops such as Broccoli, Cabbages, Winter Squash, Brussel Sprouts Late Corn, Kale and Beans.

The next week you will be doing these things: Plant Endive, Carrots, Swiss Chard, Beets and Fall Grape Tomatoes.  Watch out and take care of Cabbage Worms and Tomato Blight.

The week after you will want to watch out for Japanese Beetles, Plant your Chinese Cabbage and remove old Raspberry Canes.

Finishing up the last two weeks of July your garden work will consist of: Compost Turning, Plant your Peppers, Cauliflower, Broccoli, Swiss Chard, Collards, Cucumbers and Kale for the Fall Harvesting. Harvest your Summer Squash and re seed for a late crop too.  Now is the time for you to treat your lawn for White Grubs.

August usually is a hot and dry month so it is best to try to keep thing moist by any means possible.  Newspaper will hold water for a while and you can place strips of about 3 pages around plants to keep moisture in as well as mulch and compost.

The first week you will be planting Swiss Chard, Cabbage, Lettuce and Beans your Peas and Spinach.

Mid August Harvest your Okra and watch for Powdery Mildew on pumpkins and Squash.  Plant Radishes for a winter crop and apply nitrogen to your Strawberries.

The Last Week of August:  Re-seed your lawn, Plant Spinach.  Now is the time to look at and order your Spring Bulbs.