GENERAL SUMMER SEASON TIPS:
- Deadheading (removing faded flowers and seed heads) directs the plant's energy to more flowering rather than to producing seeds
- Pinch back phlox, asters and mums to make them more flower- productive
- Use grass clippings around flowers for mulch (but not grass that has had herbicide applied
- Leave the last rose blossoms of summer to encourage dormancy
- Keep your gardens and containers looking their best by deadheading spent blooms
JULY TIPS:
- Remove spring bulb foliage as it browns, if spring-flowering bulbs are done looking well, dig them up and divide
- Water, weed, fertilize and begin harvest of vegetables
- Trim maple trees
- Continue to water young trees and shrubs weekly, especially in times of inadequate rainfall
- Keep an eye out for garden pests and treat immediately - use insecticides wisely, our knowledgeable staff can assist you to determine the problem and most effective treatment
- Continue to fertilize your containers, flowers and vegetable garden because it leeches out fast with all of the rain we've had
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AUGUST TIPS:
- Continue to deadhead annuals for more blooms
- Divide iris and day lilies
- Compete evergreen pruning before the end of the month to prevent winter injury
- Enjoy those big juicy tomatoes from your garden
- Make bread from your zucchini and stir-fry summer squash
- Keep your containers watered even in times of substantial rainfall, also keep them fertilized
- Watch out for the four legged animals in your garden who are browsing for extra food right now - there are odors and taste products available that they don't like - we have milorgilite fertilizer that keep deer away
- Remove rotting fruit and debris promptly from your vegetable gardens, to prevent disease and insect problems
- Watch your tomato plants for signs of late blight (which can be very serious) if not treated - to stay healthy tomato plants need to be evenly watered
- Stop fertilizing trees, shrubs, roses and perennials this month so that they can harden off for winter
- Aerate your lawn before seeding in the fall, it will improve your lawns overall health
- To add back nutrients to your lawn, set your mower blade to mulching
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