Gardening by the Moon Weekend To-Do
An idea as old as agriculture, based both folklore and superstition but there are scientific ideas to back it up.
- Lunar Phase: 2nd Quarter begins on Saturday, March 24
- Saturday-Sunday: Moon in the sign of Cancer - Plant seasonal colo
- Easter is next Sunday, so refresh color bowls and containers with petunias, impatiens, and lobelias, along with pansies and violas.
Later in the Week
- Wednesday/Thursday: Moon in the sign of Gemini - Plant flowering vines
- Whenever possible, do not plant vines on any fence shared with a neighbor. Your neighbor may not appreciate your selection when it intrudes into their yard.
Other Things To-do
- This is an excellent time to control Mistletoe in evergreen and deciduous shade trees with Florel Fruit Eliminator. Florel is sprayed on the clusters causing them to separate from the tree and drop to the ground. Mistletoe is a parasitic plant. Reapply Florel, every three to four years.
- And finally, now is the time to prune back Pyracantha for the fall berry crop. When pruned before the new growth flushes, the berries will form on the main sections of the plant instead of on the long arching and sometimes leggy branches.