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Extension educators urge spring clean‑up, targeted pest sprays and irrigation audits for Utah landscapes
Summary
Utah State University Extension educators provided seasonal maintenance guidance—pruning perennials, cutting ornamental grasses, mulching, timing iron applications and aerating turf—and warned homeowners in warmer areas about the agave snout weevil and treatment timing.
Roe and Ben, extension educators with Utah State University Extension, gave a rapid spring maintenance briefing for Utah’s cooler and warmer regions, respectively. Roe said spring is a key time to "get outside, into your garden and start cleaning things up," listing tasks such as cutting back ornamental grasses, dividing perennials and leaving spring bulb foliage until it dies back.
Roe recommended delaying turf watering in cooler…
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