Master Gardener Calendar

Every year the Polk County Master Gardeners create a calendar designed to be useful to the gardeners of Polk County.

Every month brings new opportunities and challenges to Polk County gardeners. The biggest differences are between summer and winter but there are monthly differences as well. Each month brings different blooms or different fruit. Some plants should be pruned or planted at a particular time of year. Different insects or fungi are a problem at different times of the year.

The Master Gardener calendar gives helpful advice on what gardeners need to do each month. There is a discussion of what trees, shrubs and flowers are blooming, what fruit is in season, what annuals and vegetables can be planted, problems that you can expect with your lawn, and what insects may attack your lawn, fruit trees and shrubs. The calendar may also have a timely short article or two on some gardening subject such as planting citrus or care of roses plus a discussion of some of the good and bad bugs you can encounter.

The date portion of the calendar has squares large enough to write on. It makes a great diary of your gardening activities. You can use it to record what and when you plant new plants or when each shrub or tree is fertilized or when it needs to be fertilized.