5 garden tips for this week, Feb. 23-29

1. Feed your avocado trees
Feed avocado trees in March and again in June. Apply just under 5 cups of 16-16-16 plant food, or 10 cups of 10-10-10 fertilizer around the drip zone of each mature tree each time you feed. And any time you apply plant food, be sure to thoroughly water it in right away, or let the rain do it for you.
2. Blooming success
Plant azaleas and camellias while they are blooming. Many varieties, conveniently, are pretty much in the middle of their blooming season now. Plant th