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FIRST WEEK

*Weed Pro (Your Selected Lawn Care Treatment Program Application)!
(Round #4 June/July) http://weedpro.com/Traditional/traditional_plus.html or http://weedpro.com/Organic_Lawn/organic_service.html
Post-emergence Weed Control for Turf and Beds. http://weedpro.com/Traditional/herbicides.html
Perform a soil test for fescue lawns. http://weedpro.com/Traditional/soil_test.html
Fertilize, Hand Remove Weeds and Deadhead Flowers in Landscape
Complete All Flower bed Installations! http://weedpro.com/Flowers/flowers.html
Keep your shrubs watered with one gallon per foot of height for best results. http://www.urbanagcouncil.com/
It’s ok to remove one fourth of the foliage of any healthy tree during the growing season if low limbs are hanging over sidewalks or driveways etc.

SECOND WEEK

*Weed Pro (Your Selected Tree & Shrub Program)!
(Round #3 May/June). http://weedpro.com/Organic_Tree_Shrub/organic_tree_shrub.html
Consider using soaker hose irrigation or drip irrigation for all your annuals, perennials and shrubs.
Check your lawn for “Brown Patch” Fungi, if you see circular, dead, brown spots call Weed Pro for an evaluation. http://weedpro.com/Education/edu_video.php?sec=2
It’s time to Mulch your vegetable garden! Try using newspaper to cover the ground around the plants, then cover with a mulch product.. http://weedpro.com/Maintenance/mulch.html http://weedpro.com/Maintenance/pinestraw.html
Ask your friends and relatives to save their emptied medicine bottles. They can be re-labeled, keeping plant seeds dry and easy to store.

THIRD WEEK

Collect the seeds from foxglove stalks. Scratch the soil around the plant and cover the seed with a bit of soil. Water occasionally and the seedlings will bloom next year.
Keep your outdoor houseplants watered regularly. Also invest in a water moisture meter, they work great for Flower pots and will help you from over watering. Over watering causes root rot!
Plant your summer annuals near the entry of your home, the visual impact is sure to impress your friends. http://weedpro.com/Flowers/flowers.html

FOURTH WEEK

Prune Azaleas after the Bloom Cycle.
Keep your mower height high based on your grass variety, this will help your turf withstand dry hot weather. Also, keep your mower blades sharp to reduce ragged cuts.http://weedpro.com/Education/edu_video.php?sec=1
Prune your hydrangeas back after the blooms have faded. This will increase new flowers in the fall season.
Water your lawn once per week if restrictions allow. http://www.urbanagcouncil.com/
Prune all shrubs (Based on Horticultural Requirements)
Remove Tree suckers and any Vines Growing on Shrubs

FIRST WEEK
*Selected Lawn Care Treatment Program Application
(Round #3 April/May)

*Tree & Shrub Program http://weedpro.com/Organic_Tree_Shrub/organic_tree_shrub.html
(Round #3 May/June)Pruning of All Shrubs (Based on Horticultural Requirements)

Cut Back Spring Bulbs after Foliage Dies Down
Prune Spring Flowering Shrubs after Blooming
Remove Tree Suckers and Any Vines Growing on Shrubs
Fill the ruts and low spots in your lawn with a 1:1 mixture of sand and topsoil. Sweep with a broom afterwards to expose growing grass blade

SECOND WEEK

Snip off sprouts from the base and lower trunk of crepe myrtles that are being trained to grow in an upright tree form.
Remove leafless limbs from shade trees. If they don’t have leaves by now, they won’t be coming back.
Prune early-flowering azaleas now that they have finished blooming. Remove tall sprouts at their base, inside the shrub.

THIRD WEEK

Pinch out the growing tips of rhododendron limbs now that flowers are gone. You’ll get many more flowers next year.
Place a newspaper mulch 10 sheets thick under tomato plants to prevent leaf diseases. Cover with pine straw.

FOURTH WEEK

Get in the habit of wearing a hat and sunscreen whenever you work in the sun. Skin cancer cases are on the rise.
Plants need an inch of water per week. What’s an inch of water? If rainfall or irrigation fills an empty soup can to a depth of one inch, that’s just what plants need.
Don’t put rocks in the bottom of houseplant pots. They actually decrease drainage and aeration for the plant roots.
The best time to water is between 10:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m. This allows the grass to dry before nightfall the next day and prevents disease.