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Fungicide Spraying Tips

weedpro — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 23:56:54 +0000

Mr. Weedy says: If you have access to an extra spray can or backpack sprayer that hasn’t been used with an herbicide product, now’s a great time to spray a broad spectrum fungicide product on your Apple and Peach trees while the trees are in bloom.

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When to Prune Tips

weedpro — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:28:48 +0000

Mr. Weedy says: Winter honeysuckle, quince and forsythia can be pruned to a smaller size after flowering has completed. Heavy planning is not recommended at this time.

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Lawn Care Tips Of The Day!

weedpro — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 21:45:16 +0000

Now’s a great time to rake out fallen leaves and replace the Mulch under your crabapples and dogwoods to prevent disease next year. Should I Use Pinestraw?

Also, Don’t forget about the birds this season! Please fill bird feeders with black oil sunflower seeds or Wild-bird mix for at any hardware store.

Weed Pro – July Gardening Calendar

weedpro — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:35:38 +0000

-Be sure to uncover any irrigation heads in your landscape that are covered with pine-straw mulch, this will prevent damage to your heads and insure proper water coverage to your plants.

-Check for water leaks or wet areas in the turf and landscape beds. Also, keep lawns at about 2 or 3”, to protect from summer heat.

-Regularly water your flower pots on average every two days during the summer. Use a moisture meter purchased from a local hardware store to help determine moisture levels.

-Remove faded and dead flowers from zinnia, salvia, coneflower and petunia’s. This will encourage new bushiness and more flowers. Do a final pinching by mid-July, of fall blooming flowers like mums and asters.

-Attention Hydrangea lovers! Remove all old stems that support faded flowers on your plants; shorten droopy, flowerless stems by one-third to promote new growth that occurs on next year’s blooms. Also, depending on your variety, try a 0-30-0 fertilizer to help promote blooms.

-Plant your cosmos, cleome, and dwarf sunflowers now before it’s too late. They’ll make a spectacular flower display in about six weeks. Also, focus on heat and rain resistant flowers like: coleus, hibiscus and zinnias. Give plants a mid-season feeding or side dressing to get them through to the fall.

-Bermuda, and Zoysia grass sod can be successfully installed in bare spots now. Make sure to loosen the soil six inches deep before putting the sod in place and keep it very moist. Mow grass growing in the shade one-half to one inch higher than the normally recommended height. Plants need as much leaf surface as possible to take advantage of any available light.