Plant
All remaining daffodils and tulips that were not planted earlier. Oklahoma Red Dirt Bulb Planting 101
Transplant all remaining shrubs that need to moved.
Trees, shrubs, and vines.
Fertilizer
Organic fertilization of newly planted trees and shrubs can be drenched with Garrett Juice to stimulate root growth. This can be done each month until the plant is established.
If you did not treat young pines for tip bores in November do so before March.
Organic treatment of cool season weeds in dormant turf can be done with real 10% vinegar made from grain alcohol (do not use 20% vinegar made from 99% acetic acid).
To chemically treat cool weather weeds, you can use a post emergent broad leaf weed killer as long as it is above 50 degrees F. ie Roundup.
Prune
Most deciduous trees and shrubs.
Evergreens with both scale and needle like leaves.
All dead and diseased branches and limbs.
Lower limbs to facilitate mowing and allow for passage down sidewalks.
Limbs or branches that are crossing Crowded center branches can also be removed to improve air flow.
Summer flowering trees to shape them.
Remember not to use pruning paint and not to make flush cuts. Leave the branch collar.
(see Red Dirt Gardening article on “Pruning”)
Water
Check soils moisture levels. The top of the soil maybe dry to the touch, so you might want to use a long screw driver or 10″ nail to see if the under lying soil is still moist. This can be done by sticking a screw driver or nail down in the ground about 6 inches.
If there has been no significant rain fall water all beds and turf.
24 hours before a hard freeze.
Do not forget to feed and water the birds
The Original Red Dirt Gardener