Chores for February compiled from the Midlands Master Gardeners Association Calendar • Apply fertilizer to rye grass. • Plant bare–root deciduous shrubs while they're dormant, about a month before the last average freeze. • Apply a pre–emergent herbicide to control summer annual weeds. The temperature is warm enough for application when forsythia and dogwood bloom. Continue to remove winter weeds. • Follow soil–test recommendations for the proper amendments to your soil and the plants you wish to grow. • Set out bare–root roses. • Start seeds for spring annuals indoors. • Continue to feed pansies every 10 to 14 days with liquid fertilizer. Fertilize perennials now to supply nutrients. Feed iris with bone meal. Avoid getting fertilizers directly on foliage. • Prune stone fruits. • Prune rose bushes, except spring-blooming climbers. • Begin heavy pruning. • Do not prune springblooming vines or plants. Wait until their flowering is over.