Seasonal Garden Care

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Essential seasonal tasks to keep your garden healthy and tidy.

• Inspect garden beds, lawn, and borders for pests, disease, or damage

  Walk the area and note wilting, spots, chew marks, or bare patches.

• Remove diseased or heavily infested plants and dispose safely

  Bag and remove severely diseased material; avoid composting pathogens.

• Inspect tools, hoses, and irrigation equipment for wear or breaks

  Check blades, handles, hose cracks, timers, and connectors.

• Test hoses, drip lines, and sprinkler heads for leaks or clogs

  Run each zone briefly to spot drips, blockages, or low pressure.

• Repair or replace damaged hoses, emitters, and broken tool parts

  Patch small leaks; replace irreparable parts for safe use.

• Clean, sharpen, and oil garden tools; disinfect pruners

  Sharpen blades, oil joints, and wipe pruners with disinfectant.

• Prune dead, damaged, and crossing branches from shrubs and trees

  Cut to healthy wood and avoid heavy pruning in frost-prone times.

• Deadhead spent flowers and trim back perennials

  Remove faded blooms to encourage rebloom and neater growth.

• Adjust watering schedule and timers for current seasonal temperatures

  Reduce frequency in cool weather; increase during heat spells.

• Top-dress beds with compost and apply mulch around plants

  Spread 2–3 inches of mulch, keeping it a couple inches from stems.

• Fertilize lawns and flower beds with appropriate seasonal feed

  Use slow-release or organic options and follow label rates.

• Mow and edge lawn; set mower height for seasonal growth

  Raise mower height in hot, dry months to protect grass roots.

• Rake leaves and clear fallen debris to reduce pests and disease

  Remove debris from beds and borders to prevent overwintering pests.

• Inspect plants for common insect pests and treat spot infestations

  Use targeted methods: hand-pick, soap spray, or biological controls.

• Turn and monitor compost pile; add balanced green and brown materials

  Keep compost moist and aerated; add greens for nitrogen, browns for carbon.

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