Plants in Flower

• Witch Hazel, Daphne odora, January Jasmine and Hellebores.
• Indoors: Amaryllis, Cyclamen, Poinsettia

Plants with Colorful Berries

• American Beautyberry, Burford Holly, Chinese Holly, Foster Holly, Nellie R. Stevens Holly, Nandina, Pyracantha, and Washington Hawthorn.

What to Fertilize

• Use wood ashes on your vegetable garden, bulb beds and non-acid loving plants if the pH of the soil is below 6.0.

What to Plant

• Plant asparagus crowns this month when soil is dry enough to work.

What to Prune

• Prune grape vines and fruit trees.
• Prune broken and undesired limbs on your shade trees.
• Remove "weed" or undesirable trees from your landscape.

Pest Outlook

• None

Lawn Care

• Keep tree leaves from collecting on your lawn.

Propagation

• Hardwood cuttings of many landscape plants like forsythia (yellow bells), flowering quince, weigela, crape myrtle, juniper, spirea and hydrangea can be taken this month.

Specific Chores

• Do not forget to care for holiday house plants like poinsettia, amaryllis, Christmas cactus, gloxinia and cyclamen.
• Order your small fruit plants like strawberry, blueberry and blackberry for a mid-March planting.
• Study your home landscape to see what additions or improvements can be made this spring.
• Visit your local Extension Center for landscape and garden information.
• Prepare a spot in the vegetable garden for early spring vegetables like English peas, cabbage, carrots, onions, Irish potatoes, radishes, rutabagas, spinach and turnips.
• Study your seed catalogs and check for the All-America Selections of flowers and vegetables.
• Order fruit trees, if not done last fall.
• Contact the Extension Center to find out the recommended small fruit varieties for your area.