February Rare Fruits Calendar

This month can be considered the slowest month for San Diego Rare Fruit Growers, but still there are some things that we need to take care.

Last chance to purchase bare roots.
If you didn’t do your pruning or applied dormant sprays in the last couple of months, you may still be able to do so, but look at your trees and see if it buds are beginning to swell, if they are, you may not want to prune or spray them.
Great time to do grafting (especially after the CRFG San Diego Annual Scion Exchange!!)
After harvesting your kiwis, you need to prune them.
Don’t forget to continue feeding your citrus and avocados, it very important that you include also iron supplement at this time so by spring time the will look deep green and beautiful.
Your deciduous trees should begin to start coming out of dormancy and start producing leaves; use a fertilizer that includes a higher concentration of nitrogen at this time.  Berries and bananas should be going through the same process and requirements.
Speaking of bananas, add plenty of mulch.  While you are at it, may as well add mulch to your avocados.
You may also want to ‘wash’ your citrus at this time with a soapy solution to control pests.
This is the best time to control crabgrass; otherwise you will be paying for it like I did last spring.
Ah, the one that I hate the most: control your snails and slugs by using bait or decollate snails.
Finally, prepare your garden for the upcoming rains.