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Springtime is eight weeks away, and we are all eager to get outside and ready our flower and vegetable gardens.
Please plan to attend our monthly association meeting on Tuesday, February 9 at 5:00 p.m in the auditorium of the Tuscaloosa County Extension Service. The CEU speaker for this month’s meeting is Vince Wallace, co-owner of Miss Emily’s Tomatoes. His presentation will focus on “Growing Hydroponic Tomatoes”.
There is a new Tuscaloosa County Master Gardener Class beginning soon. The class is set for February 23, 2016 from 10:00 to 2:00pm. Inquiries to Extension Agent Neal Hargle atpnh0003@auburn.edu. To learn more about Master Gardener requirements and to find a membership application, click here.
Here’s your gardening “to do” list for the month of February.
- Feed the soil by applying compost to plantings throughout your landscape: trees, shrubs, lawn, and all garden beds.
- By the third week of the month, plant potatoes 4 inches deep in warm soil.
- Begin sowing seeds of leaf lettuces, collards, and other greens outdoors; for continuous harvest, repeat sowings every 2 weeks.
- On Valentine’s Day, prune roses, clean up debris, and then top-dress the shrubs with fresh mulch. No roses? Plant some now!
- Prune fruit trees, then spray them at their “pink bud” stage with either a copper or lime-sulfur solution if you’ve had trouble with foliar and fruit diseases.
- Plant alyssum (Lobularia maritima), hollyhocks (Alcea rosea), edging lobelia (Lobelia erinus), rocket larkspurs (Consolida ajacis), and Canterbury bells (Campanula medium). From Rodale’s Organic Life
