January
- Anytime
- Cover tender plants with row cover during extreme cold
- Turn compost pile at least once per month
- Fertilize at least once
- Folier spray Garrett Juice Plus and drench plants roots with Garrett Juice Plus
- 01/01 Order your spring seeds
February
- Anytime:
- Transplant any plants that need to be moved
- This is one of the best planting months for permanent plants
- Prune fruit trees before bud break
- Check the status of your mulch and add as necessary
- Cover tender plants with row cover during extreme cold
- Turn compost pile at least once per month
- Prune peaches and plums by 40 - 50% to encourage 45° angle growth. Grapes by 80 - 90%. Other fruit trees as needed
- Fertilize at least once
- All planting areas and turf with a natural-organic fertilizer at approximately 20 lbs. per 1,000 sq. ft. If the soil is already healthy, the rate can be reduced to 10 lbs. per 1,000 sq. ft.
- Folier spray Garrett Juice Plus and drench plants roots with Garrett Juice Plus
- 02/01
- Starts seeds for
- Peas (outdoors)
- 02/07
- Plant short day onions outdoors
- Start Seeds for
- Beets (outdoors)
- Broccoli (indoors)
- Brussel Sprouts (indoors)
- Cabbage (indoors)
- Cauliflower (indoors)
- Carrots (outdoors)
- Celery (indoors)
- Cilantro (indoors)
- Collard Greens (indoors)
- Kale (indoors)
- Lettuce (indoors)
- Parsley (indoors)
- Potatoes (outdoors)
- Spinach (in or outdoors)
- Swiss chard (in or outdoors)
- Tomatoes (indoors)
- Turnips (outdoors)
- 02/25 Check fruit trees for early blossoms. Especially apricot trees. Protect blossoms from frost and possibly hand pollinate due to lack of bees with cold weather.
March
- Anytime
- Turn compost pile at least once per month
- Cover tender plants with row cover during extreme cold
- Fertilize at least once
- Folier spray Garrett Juice Plus and drench plants roots with Garrett Juice Plus
- 03/01
- Start Seeds for
- Asparagus crowns (outdoors)
- Rhubarb crowns (outdoors)
- Horseradish crowns (outdoors)
- dill (indoors)
- eggplant (indoors)
- peppers (indoors)
- radishes (outdoors)
- 03/13 Last Spring Frost in Dallas
- All seeds can be started outside after this date for the most part but be careful with unplanned freezes
- Begin hardening off transplants to be moved outdoors
- 03/13 Switch from cool to warm season annuals
- 03/15 Put out humming bird feeder for spring migration
- Start seeds for
- Corn (outside)
- Snap, bush, and pole beans (outside)
- Lima beans (outside)
- Watermelon (outside)
- Cantaloupe (outside)
- Squash (summer) (outside)
- Zucchini (outside)
- Cucumber (outside)
- 03/15 Spread diatomacious earth around strawberries to prevent slug/pill bug damage
- 03/25
- Start seeds for
- Pumpkin (outside)
April
- Anytime
- Turn compost pile at least once per month
- Thin peach fruit to 5” apart, plums to 4” apart, apples and pears to 1 per cluster.
- Fertilize at least once
- Folier spray Garrett Juice Plus and drench plants roots with Garrett Juice Plus
- 04/01
- Start seeds for
- Black eyed peas (outside)
- Okra (outside)
- 04/15
- Start seeds for
- Sweet potato slips
May
- Anytime
- Turn compost pile at least once per month
- Fertilize at least once
- Folier spray Garrett Juice Plus and drench plants roots with Garrett Juice Plus
- 05/07
- Start seeds for
- Fall tomato (indoors/outdoors)
- Anytime
- Turn compost pile at least once per month
- Fertilize at least once
- All planting areas and turf with a natural-organic fertilizer at approximately 20 lbs. per 1,000 sq. ft. If the soil is already healthy, the rate can be reduced to 10 lbs. per 1,000 sq. ft.
- Folier spray Garrett Juice Plus and drench plants roots with Garrett Juice Plus
- Prune blackberries to remove fruiting canes after harvest. Prune new canes to 3’ in height to encourage side branching.
July
- Anytime
- Turn compost pile at least once per month
- Fertilize at least once
- Folier spray Garrett Juice Plus and drench plants roots with Garrett Juice Plus
- 07/01 Start Fall tomato transplants outdoors
- 07/24 Order Fall crop seeds
August
- Anytime
- Turn compost pile at least once per month
- Fertilize at least once
- Folier spray Garrett Juice Plus and drench plants roots with Garrett Juice Plus
- If your soil is not yet healthy, apply dry molasses at a rate of 10 lbs. per 1000 sq. ft.
September
- Anytime
- Turn compost pile at least once per month
- Fertilize at least once
- All planting areas and turf with a natural-organic fertilizer at approximately 20 lbs. per 1,000 sq. ft. If the soil is already healthy, the rate can be reduced to 10 lbs. per 1,000 sq. ft.
- Folier spray Garrett Juice Plus and drench plants roots with Garrett Juice Plus
- Corn gluten meal and or dry molasses can be used as a pre-emergent to control annual winter weeds
- Anytime through Oct 15th depending on when the temps start to cool
- Start fall seeds for
- Turnips (outside)
- Carrots (outside)
- Lettuce (outside)
- Cilantro (outside)
- Parsley (outside)
- Broccoli (outside)
- Brussels Sprouts (outside)
- Cabbage (outside)
- Cauliflower (outside)
- Spinach (outside)
- Collard Greens (outside)
- Kale (outside)
- English/French peas (outside)
- Beets (outside)
- Cilantro (outside)
- Dill (outside)
October
- Anytime
- Plant cool season annuals
- Turn compost pile at least once per month
- Fertilize at least once
- All planting areas and turf with a natural-organic fertilizer at approximately 20 lbs. per 1,000 sq. ft. If the soil is already healthy, the rate can be reduced to 10 lbs. per 1,000 sq. ft.
- Folier spray Garrett Juice Plus and drench plants roots with Garrett Juice Plus
- Greensand at 40 lbs. per 1000 sq. ft
- 10/1 Plant Strawberries crowns so they are ready to produce more fruit in the spring
- 10/15 Plant Garlic cloves and onion bulbs for spring
November
- Anytime
- Turn compost pile at least once per month
- Fertilize at least once
- Folier spray Garrett Juice Plus and drench plants roots with Garrett Juice Plus
- 11/01 Check the status of your frost protection as you will need it soon
- 11/22 First fall frost in Dallas
December
- Anytime
- Turn compost pile at least once per month
- Cover tender plants with row cover during extreme cold
- Fertilize at least once
- Folier spray Garrett Juice Plus and drench plants roots with Garrett Juice Plus