Spring Gardening Checklist
Spread finished compost on beds; add kitchen scraps and yard trimmings to the bin to start a new batch of compost.
Divide mature perennials such as phlox, showy stonecrop and bee balm.
Harden off seedlings and transplant them to the garden once all danger of frost is over.
Stake tall perennials such as herbaceous peonies, delphiniums and bellflowers.
Install a rain barrel to collect runoff from eavestroughs and use this to water your plants.
Plant out tomato and pepper plants once soil temperature reaches 17°C.
Tidy up spring-flowering perennials, such as aubretia,creeping phlox, pinks and thyme, by shearing them back once they’ve flowered.
As rhododendron and azalea flowers fade and seed heads form, pinch them off. This diverts energy from seed production to overall plant vigour.
Prune spring-flowering shrubs, such as forsythias and lilacs, right after they bloom.
Fertilize daffodils, crocuses and tulips after flowering.
Courtesy Canadian Gardening