2 Vegetable garden care: Water deeply to encourage a deep, drought
tolerant root system. Still time to add a few warm season crops: sweet and
hot  peppers, green beans, okra, eggplant, and black-eyed peas. Fertilize
tomatoes.

3. Mulch: Place around all plants to conserve water and keep the temperature
around the plant roots comfortable. Mixing some compost with the mulch will
help replace nutrients as the plants grow.

4.Care of  roses:  Dead-head spring flowering roses to encourage a new
flush of flowers. Apply fertilizer to produce new flowers. Watch for powdery
mildew,  black spot and western flower thrip. Treat with organic sprays: Neem
oil and wettable-sulphur.

5 .Move houseplants outside: Put them out for a spring breather. Move
them slowly towards their new light exposure. Too much sun too fast will
burn the leaves. This is also a good time for transplanting.  

6. Insect control: All this new spring growth is attractive to every kind of
critter imaginable. Be nice to the environment (and to yourself) and only use
organic sprays. If you have larvae (caterpillars) eating holes in your plants
and trees, look for products that have B.T. as the main ingredient. If sucking
insects like aphids, spider mites, whitefly, scale, and mealy bug are the
problem,  use Neem oil or Spinosad.

7. Maintain irrigation: If you own an automatic sprinkler system, it would
save water and money to have it tuned up. Set the controller for deep, infrequent
watering to encourage a deep, drought-resistant root system. Install rain sensor.

8. Fertilize lawn: Use an organic blend with a 3-1-2 ratio. Ten pounds per
1,000 square feet of turf area should be adequate.