To Do This Week

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Week of January 22nd, 2011

• Prune woody shrubs that have lost their leaves, like Hamelia patens. You can also prune turks cap and other plants that have lost their leaves and are completely dormant sticks. Prune evergreen salvias. Avoid pruning plants like Pride of Barbados, abutilon, shrimp plant and tropicals until the last freeze date. Wait until mid-February to prune roses and evergreen shrubs.
• Clean up dormant vegetable beds. Eggs of pests like stinkbugs are harboring in fallen tomato leaves and other debris. Discard.
• Prune trees.
• Transplant shrubs, trees, and roses.
• Plant bare root fruit trees. Actually, plant any tree! Now is an excellent time to plant.
• Plant annuals like flowering cabbage, kale, snapdragons, pansies, calendula and violas to lift your spirits until our dormant plants return.
• Continue planting cool weather crops like carrots, radishes, lettuce and greens.

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