Here
are some tips to prepare your lawn and garden this month:
- Gardenias
should bloom this month. Watch for signs of iron deficiency;
yellowing leaves with green veins. Treat by adding Epsom
salts to the soil.
- Check all your plants and especially the newly planted ones. Water on a regular basis and make sure to water deeply and thoroughly as needed.
- Check your roses for mildew, aphid, black-spot or other insect or disease problems and if they appear, take steps to control them right away.
- Weed
removal is important. It conserves moisture, conserves nutrients
in the soil and helps prevent the spread of disease and
insects.
- Don't
apply weed control on newly seeded areas, windy days, or
near waterway areas. Keep children or pets off lawns and
follow directions.
- Don't panic if there's a drought. A lawn can go brown and dormant for as long as eight weeks, accordng to Scotts. When the drought is over, apply a summer fertilizer and repair damaged areas.
- Spectracide
Triazicide Soil & Turf Insect Killer treats over 130
insects such as chinch bugs, ants, fleas, etc. and is made
for residential lawns. Spectracide, 10 LB, Triazicide Granules,
Soil & Turf Insect Granules, Deep Reaching Formula Completely
Dissolves For More Killing Power, Kills Grubs & Other
Insects In 24 Hours.
- To
keep plants in hanging baskets and containers flowering,
choose a liquid plant food fertilizer with a high middle
number, for example 15-30-15. Fertilize established container
and hanging basket plants at least once a week.
- Water
in the Morning between 5am – 10am because the sun is
low, winds are calm and temperatures are cool. Watering
during the day is less efficient because of possible water
loss due to evaporation. Watering in the evening may leave
plants wet overnight, which invites fungus and plant disease.
- June is the time to apply a fungicide to the lawn to control turf diseases such as brown patch, dollar spot and others.
- Pest and Disease finder
Identifying the problem is the first step in finding an
earth-friendly way to reduce —or even eradicate—the
damage caused by garden foes.
- Use
tuberous begonias, ferns, or impatiens in combination with
trailing plants, such as English ivy in cool, shaded hanging
pots.
- Remove
old flower heads from annual bedding plants to keep them
blooming.
- Lawns
need to be mowed regularly, at least once at week or every
five days. On tall lawns it's time to set the mower up a
notch or two for the summer months.
- Gulf
Coast and Florida residents: Prepare for hurricane season
and keep dead limbs pruned. Remove any yard debris now,
before it's too late.
- Hydroponics
gardening allows you to grow more delicious vegetables using
less space than traditional gardening. No soil issues either.
- Be on the lookout for these pests:
- Bagworms
- Borers
- Gypsy Moths
- Lacebugs
- Scale
- Spider Mites
- Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
- Caterpillars
- Japanese Beetles
How
to Seed Bare Spots And Thin Areas - Provided by Scotts
Summer heat and drought usually cause thin brown spots in
the lawn. Luckily, fall is the best time to seed and it’s
EASY! Follow these simple
steps and you’ll have a thick, green lawn.
