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From pruning to mowing to fertilizing, here's everything you should be doing right now to grow a beautiful garden.

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Zones 9-11: March

•Veggies: Set out warm-season transplants of tomato, okra, eggplant, and pepper. Sow cucumber, bean, melon, and Southern pea seeds.

•Turf: Sharpen your mower blade monthly. Apply a complete lawn fertilizer to warm-season grasses.

•Trees: Fertilize citrus trees with a citrus fertilizer, such as 8-2-8. Scatter the product under each tree (all the way to the dripline) and water well. Prune to remove suckers.

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