GARDENING CALENDAR
TEXAS COOPERATIVE EXTENSION
BEXAR COUNTY MARCH 4, 2006
Start regular
spray fungicide program on roses, pecans, and fruit trees.
Finish pruning
evergreen shrubs (wait on spring-flowering shrubs).
Consider planting
dwarf fruit trees such as peaches or nectarines in large,
½ size whiskey barrels.
Pot up tomato
transplants now in large, black nursery containers; look for the new 'Solar
Fire' tomato.
Set out petunia
and salvia transplants in sunny, well-drained locations.
Visit your local
nursery, and purchase the new SAWS Landscape Maintenance Guide, which will
help provide 12 months of color in your landscape.
David Rodriguez is County Extension Agent-Horticulture with Texas Cooperative
Extension in Bexar County. For more information, call (210) 467-6575 or visit
our County Extension website at http://bexar-tx.tamu.edu