Fertilize palms, shrubs, perennials, citrus and lawns later this month and into March. Broadcast fertilizer under plant canopies. Use fertilizers that contain extra magnesium, minor elements and a portion of the nitrogen in a “slow release” form.

Fill bare spots in lawns with plugs or pieces of sod now through the fall months. Prepare for large-scale lawn renovations. This takes two to three applications of an herbicide (e.g. RoundUp) to kill weeds (especially common Bermuda grass), spaced two to four weeks apart, followed by a final scraping away of old grass and weeds before new sod is laid.

Apply a pre-emergent herbicide to lawns during the first half of February to control weed germination. This can be repeated depending on the product, label instructions and budget constraints. Some fertilizers contain pre-emergent herbicides (“weed and feed products”).

Replant more herbs. Plant warm season vegetables. Examples are beans, cantaloupes, sweet corn, cucumbers, eggplants, okra, peppers, sweet potatoes, pumpkin, summer and winter squash, tomatoes and watermelon.