Gardening Calendar for 2009

I've decided to kick off 2009 by creating a calendar for our yard/garden work. My hour long effort has resulted in a monthly plan of what to do and when to do it. I hope this will help me (and you if you are in central Texas) beat the heat & produce the best possible results. Most of this is specifically for things that Ron & I like so this won't be fully comprehensive.

January:

• Plant a tree for peace in the new year
• Buy seeds & spring bulbs online
  
• Compost your garden & pull weeds
• Start seeds in a warm & dry place
• Prune trees (that don't flower in the spring)
• Plant strawberries
• Plant roses (not bare root)

February

• Plant potatoes
• Start a compost pile (if you don't already have one)
• Cut back roses by 1/3rd
  
• After last frost plant peppers & beans

March

• Plant tomatoes & fertilize every 3 weeks
  
• Plant melons
• Fertilize the lawn (after it has been mowed at least 2 times)
• Plant bare root roses

April

• Plant caladium, gladiolas, dahlia, calla lilly, or canna lilly bulbs
• Fertilize tomatoes

May

• Harvest garlic - let dry with the stems
• Can harvest some potatoes
• Fertilize roses & lawn
• Fertilize tomatoes every 3 weeks

June

• Plant Zinnias with Vegetable garden
• Fertilize tomatoes every 3 weeks

July

• Prune Tomatoes if needed
• Fertilize Roses
• Fertilize tomatoes every 3 weeks

August

• Fertilize tomatoes every 3 weeks

September

• Fertilize lawn

October

• Divide & transplant iris (every 3 years)
• Plant fall flowers
• Plant strawberries
• Plant shrubs, trees or perrennials
• Plant garlic

November

• Plant indian paintbrush seeds
• Plant bluebonnet seeds
• Trim crape myrtle
• Plant bulbs to ensure they bloom for the holiday

December

• Plant daffodils & other spring bulbs

If you are wanting more tips I really like http://www.naturalgardeneraustin.com/. Hopefully I can stick to this each month and i'm sure i'll make changes for next year based on how it all goes.