2 February
February Calendar – From OSU, Corvallis Oregon.
These are a few of the recommendations OSU advises for landscapes in Western Oregon:
NOTE: Oregon State University Extension Service encourages sustainable gardening practices, which True Care Inc. prescribes to. Preventative pest management is emphasized over reactive pest control. Identify and monitor problems before acting, and opt for the least toxic approach that will remedy the problem. This is part of the IPM (Integrated Pest Management) practice that is the basis of True Care Inc.’s philosophy
•Use delayed-dormant sprays for fruit and deciduous trees and shrubs.
•Prune and train grapes; make cuttings.
•Prune roses in western Oregon; wait until May in high elevations of eastern and central Oregon.
•Monitor landscape plants for problems. Do not treat unless problem is identified.
•Elm leaf beetles and box-elder bugs emerging from hibernation may be seen indoors. They are not harmful but can be a nuisance.
•Prune fruit trees and blueberries.
•Repair winter damage to trees and shrubs.
•Good time to plant new roses.
•Prune deciduous summer-blooming shrubs and trees.
•Prune clematis, Virginia creeper, and other vining ornamentals.
•Good time to plant fruit trees and deciduous shrubs.
•Western Oregon: Good time to plant new roses.
The following are the insects True Care Inc. Tree Service are looking for during February:
Aphids: Spruce, Roses, Maples, Plums, as temperatures rise.
Mite eggs and live mites: Skimmia, Laurel, Arborvitae.
Leaf Caterpillars: could start depending on weather, on Fruit and Flowering trees, Maples etc.
This is also the time we are being pro-active in disease management, with Spring Dormant treatments.
