Monthly tips are categorized by To-Dos, What to Plant, or Pests and Diseases. Scroll through the list to see items in each category. Also, refer to our list of tips useful for any month.
To-Dos: April
Broccoli - Multiple Harvests
Burning & Stinging Nettles
Container Color Choice
Drip Irrigation
Drought Tip - Irrigate Efficiently
Drought Tip - Laundry to Landscape Irrigation
Drought Tip - Lawns
Empty Standing Water
Fruit Thinning
Garden Planning in a Drought
Growing Vegetables in Containers
Harden Seedlings
Inspect Roots When Planting
Irrigation Maintenance
Keep Foliage after Bloom Fade
Lady Beetle
Mulch to Conserve Water
New Trees Staking
Picking and preserving oranges
Pinching Flowers and Herbs
Planting Trees or Shrubs
Poison Oak
Potting Mix vs Planting Mix
Prevent Fruit Tree Sun Burn
Protect Native Bees
Protecting Birds and Crops
Pruning Azaleas and Rhododendrons
Pruning Bougainvillea
Pruning Camellias
Pruning Dead Branches
Pruning Fuchsias
Raised Beds
Remove Thatch in Lawns
Should You Prep Soil for Planting?
Soil Management - Compost vs Mulch
Soil Temperature
Support Your Vegetables
Time to Prune Frost Damage
Tomato Staking
Tomato Suckers
Transplanting Vegetables
Weed Spotlight - Bindweed
Weed Spotlight - Common Fumitory
Weed Spotlight - Filaree
Weed Spotlight - Spotted Spurge
Yellow Leaves on Citrus Trees
Young Fruit Trees
Pests and Diseases: April
Aphids
Avocados, Brown Spot
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Citrus Leaf Drop
Citrus Leafminer
Citrus Sooty Leaves
Fire Blight
Identifying Beneficial Insects
Oakworm
Rat Management
Slime Molds
Snails and Slugs
Termites
Today’s Grubs Are Tomorrow’s Beetles
White Butterflies and Green Caterpillars
What to Plant: April
Arboretum All-Stars
Asian Vegetables
Attracting Bees
Camellias
Carrot Culture
Chayote
Chrysanthemums
Don't Plant an Invasive Plant
Easter Lilies
Fresh Cut Flowers from Your Garden
Growing Purple Carrots
Growing Transplants from Seeds
Herbs
High Yield Vegetables
Lawn Alternatives
Plant Cool Season Vegetables again
Plants to Attract Butterflies
Seed Viability
Soil Temperature
Stone Fruit Hybrids
Thyme
When to Start Summer Vegetables from Seed