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Keep an eye on shrubs, trees, and
the grass in your landscape to make
sure they are receiving enough water.
It is best to water from
early to mid-morning. Never water
your lawn during the late evening
hours as this can promote the growth
of damaging fungus. If you have
a sprinkler system set the timer
to begin watering no earlier than
5 AM. To reduce the amount of waterering,
apply a layer of mulch around the
root systems of plants or trees
to help retain moisture.
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Cut back Chrysanthemums (mums) this
month. Mums
are cool season bloomers and, in
the South, should not be allowed
to bloom during summer. Cut them
back by half their size during late
June or by July 15th. After pruning,
fertilize your mums with Colorburst
flower food or Milorganite
to maintain overall health and enhance
bloom production in the Fall.
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Fertilize annual flower beds. If
you haven't fertilized those annuals
you planted during the Spring give
them a dose of Colorburst flower
food or Milorganite
now. Milorganite is a natural fertilizer
that will not burn, even during
the hottest months of summer. Remember
to fertilize your annuals every
4 to 6 weeks during the growing
season to keep them healthy and
producing more flowers.
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Fertilize perennials plants. Give
your perennials a dose of Colorburst
flower food or Milorganite
to maintain overall health and enhance
bloom production.
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Fertilize Roses if you haven't done
so within the last 6 weeks.
An application every 6 weeks or
so of Fertilome Rose Food
with Systemic Insecticide
will keep those pesty insects away
throughout the season. SEE: All
About Roses
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If you are on the Bermuda and Zoysia
ProScape Lawn Fertilization Program
it is now time for Application #3.
Fertilize
with ProScape 32-3-6 w/2% Iron Slow
Release Lawn Fertilizer, or Milorganite.
If many weeds are present you can
fertilize with ProScape 20-4-10
Weed & Feed Lawn Fertilizer.
If only a few weeds are present
spot-spray with Hi-Yield Lawn Weed
Killer. SEE: Bermuda
& Zoysia ProScape Lawn Fertilization
Program.
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Plant Bermuda lawns from seed or
sod now. When
planting a Bermuda lawn from seed
make sure to use turf-type Bermuda
seed, as common bermuda is best
suited for pasture grass. Panama
Bermuda is a new, genetically advanced
Bermuda grass seed having excellent
overall turf quality with very dense
and dark green turf - as good if
not better than Tiftway 419 Bermuda
sod. Why plant sod at 8 to 10 times
the cost when you can get the same
results by seeding with
Panama? SEE:
Planting
a Lawn from Scratch or Lawn
Restoration
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Check Azaleas, Roses, Junipers and
other shrubs or trees in the landscape
for presence of insects. If
damaging insects are present on
plants and trees you can usually
eliminate or repel them successfully
with Malathion, Sevin (Carbyrl)
or Triple Action.
SEE: Insect
Control
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Check for funguses. If
you notice expanding brown or dying
patches in you lawn this could be
the signs of a fungus. If so, it
may be necessary to broadcast or
spray a lawn fungicide. SEE: Disease
Control In Lawns
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Now
is a great time to begin pre-planning
for the Fall season. Fall and winter
are the best time to plant most
all shrubs and trees, while they
are dormant. This makes now a great
time to have a landscape plan drawn
for your property. If interested
contact Brian Wilson at
Call
678-859-8704.
If you want to attempt
to draw your own landscape plan
SEE: About
Landscape Design
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