March Gardening Tips for the Southwest Gardener
How much should you water your lawn in March?
Have you ever considered starting your own herb garden before?
March is a fickle month. Spring is trying to break through, but winter has not quite moved on, yet. The good news is that spring will win and winter will so be running away with its tail between its legs.
This month the southwest gardener will want to be in full spring and summer preparation mode. Look through the following compiled list of gardening tips for the month of March every southwest gardener should know.
March Gardening Tips
Landscaping Tips
- If you have a cool-season lawn like bluegrass and ryegrass, the Old Farmer’s Almanac recommends fertilizing your lawn this month.
- Make sure that you do not fertilize your lawn if you have warm season grass.
- Make sure to water your lawn and gardens throughout the week. Depending on rainfall, you will want to water about 1 – 2 times a week.
- When watering your lawn and garden, it is best to saturate the soil by water deeply and less often. For more information, please see, How to Water Your Lawn and Get Great Results.
- Prune all your evergreens and summer flowering shrubs and trees.
- Prune your spring flowering shrubs after they have finished blooming.
Fruit and Vegetable Tips
- Better Homes and Gardens recommends to sow your cool season vegetables in to the ground directly during the first half of March.
- You can plant sweet corn, cucumbers, cantaloupe, squash and sunflowers two weeks after your areas last frost date.
- This month, plant your very own herb garden. You can grow lavender, mint, basil and much more. You will find helpful tips at 7 Must Grow Herbs for Beginner Gardeners.
Perennial and Annual Gardening Tips
- Plant your summer bulbs in the early parts of this month.
- Consider planting beautiful flowers like black-eyed Susan, bee balm, marigold, and sunflower in your garden this month.
General Gardening Tips
- Organic Gardening recommends pulling back mulch from your gardens this month. This way, the soil will begin to warm and you will be able to plant sooner.
Take Away
This month, you will find yourself very busy from planting and planning to watering and pruning if you live in the Southwest Region of the U.S. These March gardening tips will help you complete the tasks that need to be done this month from landscaping to general gardening tips.
Your Turn
What is on the top of your gardening “to do” list this month?
