Now that April is upon us, there are tons of things that you can do in your yard. You can put that lawn in that you wish you would have done before winter hit. You can plant a lot of different kinds of flowers, to get you out of those winter blues. Moss seems to be heavy this year in lawns as compared to the past few years. You can go to your local nursery and by a type of moss out or if you want to stay away from Chems— you can hard rake it or thatch it out. April is known for its unsteady weather. One day it could be in the high 70′s and the next day it could be in the 40′s. In Klamath Falls you can have all four seasons in one day. You need to take the good with the bad and work out in your yard when you can. In the higher elevations of Southern Oregon you need to wait until the end of May to plant your heat loving plants. In the lower elevations by the end of this month, you can plant anything you want and shouldn’t have to worry about any frosts. The average last frost for the lower elevations is late April and for the higher elevations it is late May. Slugs and Snails seem to be on a lot of people’s minds. I don’t know why, I’d rather think about anything else except Slugs and Snails. Slugs and Snails can do a lot of damaged to all kinds of plants. They will travel a good amount of distance to get to that favorite plant of yours. The chemical baits that are sold in Lawn and Garden stores do work fairly well, but they do seem to even bring your neighbor’s slugs on over to party with the ones you already have. Plus if you have pets, you need to keep them away from it. One fun way to get rid of them is to take an empty tuna fish can and pour some beer in it and set it where you have a snail problem and check it in the morning. Slugs and Snails like dark, damp and cool places, so by clearing out any extra stuff (junk) that you have hanging around—you will take away their hiding places.
Watch the weather, as Spring/Winter can come and go in April
