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| WINTER WEEDS - Stimulated by winter rains. Don't allow them to mature and produce seed. |
| APHIDS ON VEGETABLES, TREES & SHRUBS |
| SPIDER MITES can be expected with warming weather and spring winds. Rinse them off foliage with a forceful fine spray of water every week or so during this season, mitacides may be necessary. |
| FLEA BEETLES on grape and flower leaves, as well as ground covers. |
| CITRUS BLOOM AND FRUIT DROP can be minimized by moderately watering trees on a two-week schedule during the blooming and fruit-set season. |
| THRIPS in citrus bloom will do little harm, and sprays may harm honeybees. Click here for photo Adult thrip. |
| RIPE FRUIT DROP OF CITRUS may be provoked by spring rains, irritations or winds. |
| MILDEW on Roses, Euonymus, Cucurbits & Grapes – due to carry-over infection from last year. |
| BIRDS AND WORMS can devour enlarging vegetable seedlings. Carbaryl or Bacillus thuringiensis is effective for worms and net coverings are the nest practical control for birds. |
| SEASONAL LEAF DROP may be more noticeable following irrigation’s. |
| PLANT VEGETABLES. |
| PLANT YOUNG CITRUS TREES DURING MARCH AND APRIL. One to three year old trees transplant most satisfactorily. Larger trees are more expensive and suffer more shock. |
| PRUNE HEDGES NOW, ESPECIALLY IF THEY NEED MORE THAN NORMAL CUT-BACK. This will allow them to refoliate before chances of burn from the hot summer sun. Then fertilize and water in thoroughly. |
| PREVENT WEEDS FROM GOING TO SEED. Cut off seed heads before they mature and dry. |
| DON'T DETHATCH BERNUDAGRASS & HYBRID BERMUDAGRASS lawns until mid to late April. |
| CHECK YOUNG TREES FOR STAKE & TIE INJURIES – Correct. Stake trees only when necessary. |
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