Well Happy New Year! We here at Gordon’s Landscapes LLC are excited for this year. Some of our long term goals have just become short term goals, and we have started some new ideas to benefit our loyal customers. January is an excellent time to take a soil sample to find out what your plants need for the new year. Gather about 1 pint of soil in a zip lock bag and take to the County Extension Office. They will send you the results in 2-3 weeks. There is a small charge for this service.
Kill winter and early spring weeds in your bermuda lawn now. Bermuda will be dormant so the spray will not hurt it now. For best results the temperature should be above 60 degrees for 3 consecutive days. See us for details.
Fertilize pansies
Mow cool-season grasses
Prune trees and shrubs
Apply dormant oil spray to fruit trees
Till garden beds (this brings the insects to the surface and the cold weather will kill them)
Recycle Christmas trees (for the birds)
Feed winter birds
Water plants as needed
Buy an Amaryllis for Valentine’s Day
Check mulch on landscape plants
Mulch around strawberries
Once again, make sure leaves haven’t blown in and covered up any cool season grasses.