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Garden Help > Monthly Tips

Monthly tips are categorized by To-Dos, What to Plant, or Pests and Diseases. Scroll through the list to see items in each category.

To-do: Any month

Bamboo
Composting
Drip Irrigation
Drought Tip - Irrigate Efficiently
Drought Tip - Laundry to Landscape Irrigation
Drought Tip - Lawns
Drought or Disease
Extending the life of cut flowers
Free the Trees
Garden Sanitation
Houseplants Repotting
Mulch to Conserve Water
Pet Safety in the Garden
Plant Propagation
Protecting California
Pruning Bougainvillea
Pruning Large Limbs
Pruning Tools Maintenance
Soil Management - Compost vs Mulch
Soil Temperature
Success with Houseplants
Trees Planted Too Deeply
Under the tree
Weed Management
Weed Spotlight - Bindweed
Weed Spotlight - Filaree
Weed Spotlight - Spotted Spurge
Will Pine Needles Acidify My Soil?

Pests and Diseases: Any month

Ailing Ornamental Trees
Ant Control
Armored Scale Control
Avocado Leaves
Decay in Trees
Fruit Damage
Fungus Gnats
Gophers
Identifying Weed Seedlings
Manage Pests with "Integrated Pest Management"
Moles
Neem Oil
Pest Alert - Spotted Lanternfly
Rat Management
Root Knot Nematodes
Squirrel Control
Travel rules for plants, seeds, and flowers
Using Pesticides
Vinegar as Weed Control
Weed Spotlight - Common Fumitory
Weed Spotlight - Mallows

What to plant: Any month

Aloe Plants
Arboretum All-Stars
Chill Hours for Fruit Tree Selection
Creating a Pollinator Garden
Echeveria
Fresh Cut Flowers from Your Garden
How to Attract and Maintain Pollinators in Your Garden
Plant Propagation
Soil Temperature
USDA Hardiness Zones
Vegetable Planting Chart