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Preparing Your Garden for Spring Flowers

August 14, 2019 By Matt Sorenson

Preparing SoilSpring seems like a long way off.  But, and just like New Year 2014, it will be here before you know it.  Have you thought about what you’ll do to prepare your annual and perennial flowers for the new growing season?

To help make things easier for yourself when spring does arrive, you can start by regularly removing any debris that accumulates in and around flowerbed areas.  This includes branches that may have fallen during one of our recent storms or leaves you didn’t manage to clear out at the end of last fall.

Expect to kick your flower-planting project into higher gear around the beginning of March.  Following are some of the things you’ll need to do at that time to ensure the best outcome for your spring flowers.

De-mulch and weed

Remove and dispose of any winter mulch you have been using in perennial flowerbeds. Be careful not to disturb any flower shoots you see coming up.  Weed annual beds and throw away weeds that have seed heads.

Compost

Place a 2-3 inch layer of fresh compost on all flowerbeds.  Till the compost into the soil, taking care not to disturb the roots and bulbs of perennials. Work the soil to an 8-inch depth in annual beds and a 5-inch depth in perennial beds.

Fertilize

Fertilize all flowerbeds, making sure to use a balanced fertilizer on annual and most perennial beds.  Use specially formulated bulb fertilizer for bulb beds.

Re-mulch and transplant

Apply a fresh 2-3 inch layer of new mulch to flowerbeds once the soil begins to warm up in mid- to late spring.  Be sure to transplant annual flowers outside only after the danger of frost has passed.

Whether you’re a beginning or veteran gardener, South Austin Irrigation is here to help.  Our experts can also give you all the information and service you need to ensure your irrigation system is ready for the challenges of the new watering season.  Contact us today!

 

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About Matt Sorenson

Originally a Wyoming native, Matt moved to Austin, TX after graduating with a Bachelors of Science from Kansas State. He spent several years working for a couple of large landscaping firms before starting up South Austin Irrigation. "Starting my own company has been the hardest, most challenging, and honestly, the scariest thing I've ever done. I love what I do and I'll do it for as long as people want me to help them with their irrigation systems."

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Joan Jackson
13:52 08 Oct 17
Excellent, quality work. Matt, the owner, is reliable and explain all charges clearly, with options for how to repair.
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21:22 02 Mar 17
I've worked with Matt on a few different occasions and every time he has been extremely professional, timely and most importantly does it right. He really knows the business. His work lasts and is done right. Highly recommend for anyone needing any type of irrigation repair, adding lines, fixing leaks, etc...he does it all!read more
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03:17 16 Oct 16
Matt with South Austin Irrigation has been my go-to irrigation company for many changes we've made to our yard over the last 4 years. We've done extensive rock work throughout the front and back yards (which required major irrigation changes); converted an entire zone of our irrigation system to a low-pressure drip irrigation system for my 1000 sq ft "in-ground" garden, plus a recent drainage project to top it off. My experiences with South Austin Irrigation have always been good - Matt is professional and punctual, and has always known what to do to solve the issues I've thrown at him. I was using other companies before I found him, so I can say that his rates are very competitive as well. Matt is a good communicator and doesn't mind taking time to explain the reasons for doing something one way or another, and then letting you make an informed decision about how you want to handle it. Of course, if you'd rather just stay out of it and let him make the decisions (I'm too curious for that!), he's more than capable of doing that as well.read more
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14:56 02 Jan 12
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