Lawn, Flowers, Gardens.

pretty much everything Jen said, except for the lawn activator. I don't use anything like that since I have my own method and my lawn loves it. I'll start that process within the next 2-3 weeks.

I'll be getting my hummingbird feeders up in about 2 weeks, too. I can't wait to see them back!

Even though it's been such a mild and dry winter, I am SOOOO looking forward to spring and summer! My favorite time of year!

My husband found a great product for the lawn called REVIVE at Home Depot. It brought our yard back to life last Spring after we had some brown patches from heavy snow pack. He also uses the cheapest fertilizer he can find, along with Ironite to keep the yard green. Ironite is also good to spread around on your flower beds. He usually does all of this starting the first couple of weeks of March, but couldn't contain himself this year and put it all down about 2 weeks ago in the freezing rain. Our yard is already greening up! Our friends and neighbors always ask what we use (not to brag, but our lawn always looks great)! It's sort of a passion for my husband. I love planting flowers, but with money being tight this year I will be getting seeds instead of grown flowers. My mom suggested going to Lowe's and picking out what I want, then getting the little germinating containers, growing them inside until the weather is warm enough to put them outside. Good luck and have fun. I'm getting the itch for yard work too!

Last year we planted straight into the ground, and only the kohlrabi and a few carrots sprouted. So this year we are planting inside to make sure they come up. We bought a planter last night at Lowes.

I have planted most of my summer crop of veggies indoors already, but I think I'm a little early. I'm trying the Jiffy peat pots ($12 at HD). You could probably wait another couple weeks. I plan to plan carrots, beets, broccoli and peas outdoors in a couple weeks as well.

Rake your lawn to get rid of any snow mold that may have formed, plus it will help jump start growth. You could apply a pre-emergent fertilizer this month too.

Since we haven't had enough moisture and it is very windy, you will need to water. Your sprinklers aren't on yet so hand water today...especially small trees. Also put out bird seed now as they are nesting. and, they will eat your moisquitos later if you get them to nest in your yard. You can do mulch but I would be aware of wind blown areas. you will just loose your mulch. So put them on bed close to the house, pertected, or where your tulips are coming up. (thoseare plannted in the fall. You can plant them now but will not get a big bloom this year.) I don't know about food things. I think you start the seedlings inside this time of year. I never had the patience for that and buy sprouts later at the farmer's market.

You've been looking at plants in the magazines and the books already, right? This might be a good time to take a look at your soil and see if it's ready for planting. Talk to a gardening expert at a local plant nursery to see what you need to do where you live, because what is in your dirt varies with your location (that sounds funny to write, but it's true). Also, remember that winter may not be over yet where you life; ask what the earliest safe date for planting is. Good for you for doing this! You'll be glad, once you know the ropes.

As far as food goes, seeds for peas, spinach, swiss chard, carrots, and beets can all be planted now (or around March 15th). If it snows and/or freezes again, these will all be OK.

You can be rototilling the garden, mixing in any leaves, grass clipping, etc... from last fall, and getting ready to plant.

Hope you enjoy gardening this spring and summer!

Hi A., I thought about getting to it yesterday but put it off and today it snowed..so with that in mind for our area here in Palisade I will wait awhile yet. But when it's a bit closer to when I know it's safe to start my gardening I will till our raised beds under and probably add some more immenities to the soil. I don't think it's too late to start seeds indoors either as you will still be ahead of the game when it does warm up. We usually started our seeds (tomatoes,peppers and onions) indoors in about Jan/Feb. Then as the days got warmer we'd start "hardening" them off by putting them outside for a couple of hours during the day. Around here it is usually safe to officially start planting after Mothers Day. Lawn-wise we generally didn't do too much till it begin to get some green to it. Some years we would take an aerator to it or sometimes it needed a de-thatching. A good watering/fertilizer in the spring will generally help it get going. Spring is my favorite time of year so I'm usually chomping at the bit to get outside and get something growing. But, I have to use caution because the weather can so often play havoc on my little plants. We just finished pruning our orchard so now we pray the cold weather doesn't return with a vengeance and nip the buds. God bless you in your gardening adventures. L.

You can start to water your lawn to green it up, don't forget to unhook the hose though because it is still winter( can you believe it?!). You can start some seeds inside to transfer in the spring. In Colorado it is generally not safe to plant annuals and garden plants outside until after mothers day. There are some perennials like Hostas that can be planted soon. Good luck and happy gardening!