![]() Pull them by hand before they develop seeds. They germinate in late summer or early fall, overwinter in your lawn and flower beds, and produce flowers and seeds in spring. These cool-season weeds include chickweed, deadnettle, hairy bittercress, and henbit. Remove broadleaf winter weeds before they set seed. As the daffodil foliage dies back, it will be camouflaged by the emerging daylily foliage.Ĭhickweed - Example of a cool-season weed Tip: For next year’s garden, plant daylilies (or other favorite summer-blooming plants) in front of daffodil clumps. Old golf tees or plastic straws are useful for this purpose. This will also help you to avoid accidentally damaging the bulbs when you go to dig them up. While the foliage is still green, mark the outer boundaries of the clumps in some way so that you can easily find them later. Once the foliage dies, however, it is often difficult to locate the exact site where the bulbs are planted. Ideally, daffodils should not be divided until after the foliage dies back, which is normally six to eight weeks after the bulbs finish blooming. Mark any clumps of daffodils that need to be divided. Clarifying the boundary between lawn and flower bed is one of the best ways to give your ornamental garden a neat, polished look. Re-edge flower beds with a sharp-edged spade or half-moon edger, removing any grass or weeds that have encroached into your flower beds. The cost is $10 per soil sample and well worth the investment. Also, if you haven’t had your soil tested in the past couple of years, collect a soil sample and submit it for analysis in accordance with the Virginia Cooperative Extension’s instructions ( Soil Sampling Instructions). Work the compost into the loosened soil about 2 weeks before planting. ![]() Top-dress established ornamental flower beds with an inch of compost. GENERAL APRIL CHORES IN THE ORNAMENTAL GARDEN Crab Apple Tree Displaying Spring Blossoms
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