by Buzz Bertolero, CCNP

An idea as old as agriculture, based both folklore and superstition but there are scientific ideas to back it up. Click Here for More Information

Saturday/Sunday: Moon in the sign of Scorpio – Prune, water compost and fertilize.… When pruning roses, you shouldn’t be concerned, if you can’t find any outside buds along the canes to cut back too. In three to four weeks, you can come back and make your final selection.

Later in the Week:

Monday/Tuesday: Moon in the sign Sagittarius – Harvest, cultivate, and control pest. …The old foliage on roses should be stripped off and clean up all the debris from the base of the plants before applying a dormant spray. Dormant Spray is applied to the bare canes and at the base of each plant for the over wintering diseases and pests.

Other 'ToDo' Things...

... You should have remove and disposed of all the summer vegetable plants in your garden. By now, they should be pretty-ugly looking. Also, it's not to early too start this years soil preparation by spreading a one to two inch layer of organic material over the fallow soil and then rototill it under in March.

...Fruit trees fail to bare fruit if fruiting spurs are removed, so before pruning any fruit tree identify the fruiting spurs. The nursery professional at your favorite garden center can help you identify the vegetative and fruiting spurs.