Year-round gardening: Here's your to-do list for March in Colorado
There’s always plenty to do in the garden during March. This year, because of a dramatic temperature drop last fall, the to-do list will be even longer. Temperatures plummeted from 58 degrees one day to 12 degrees the next. The weather changed so rapidly that deciduous trees might not have transitioned normally through the two-stage process of dormancy and chilling. As we move into spring, the lingering effects of that cold snap will become apparent. Signs of freeze damage will be black, shriveled shoots or buds. Prune the dead twigs and branches; do not fertilize. Conifers revealed damage ...