A Calendar for Growing Flowers in Coastal Southern California

MARCH:FertilizeOrchid cactus after buds are set and again after flowers.Cymbidium or orchid - hi-nitrogen till July - every ten daysAzalea - cottonseed on surfaceHydrangea - acid now and again before bloom. Cottonseed will do. Roses: feed well now and each time they come into bloom, with a long acting commercial fertilizer, or use the fertilizer with systemic insecticide and do no spraying