Lawn Care

Fertilize when the grass is actively growing.

Use: Gill Lawn and Garden 13-1-3, Green Diamond 21-7-14
Organic: Milorganite, Medina Growin’ Green

Water in well (approximately 30 minutes per area).

Read: Does Your Lawn Look as Bad as Mine?

Eliminate broadleaf weeds.

We recommend: Ortho Weed B Gon for Southern Lawns for broadleaf weeds, Image for grassy weeds and sticker burrs.

Water lawn 2 days prior to application.

Read: Time to Fertilize and Get Rid of the Weeds!

Lay new sod.

Lay new sod or plant Bermuda seed anytime this month.

Read: St. Augustine Turf Grass: Varieties We Sell and Their Characteristics

Water:

Only water every 7 to 14 days if we don’t get rain.
Water deeply (1”per area.)
It’s best to water in the morning. This helps to reduce problems with fungus.

Set your sprinkler:

For best lawn health in clay soil, sprinklers should be run for short times but repeated several times in the same morning, so water can soak in before more water is added. Water deep and then refrain from watering for 7 to 14 days to train roots to go deep.

Read: If You Have a Lawn Irrigation System

Plant

Late spring/summer blooming annuals and perennials:

For sunny areas:
Zinnias, periwinkles, moss rose, purslane, lantana, blue daze, false heather, salvia, ice plant, gomphrena, ruellia, coreopsis, and pentas.

Read: Create Your Own Butterfly Garden

For shady areas:
Shrimp plant, ageratum, agapanthus, caladiums, coleus, begonia

Vegetables

Seeds:
Okra, beans, black eyed peas, watermelon, ornamental gourds, cantaloupe

Transplants:
Peppers, cucumbers, squash, eggplant, okra

Indoor Plants

Read: Plants, the Perfect Rx for Clean Air

Fertilize

Established citrus trees:

(3 years or older)

We recommend: Ammonium Sulfate 21-0-0
Organic: Medina Growin’ Green, Hasta Gro, Plant Tone, Citrus Tone

Azaleas, gardenias, and magnolias:

We recommend: Azalea Food, Miracle Gro ACR for Acid Loving Plants
Organic: Maestro Gro-Rose Glo, Texas Green Sand, or Espoma Azalea Tone

Annuals and perennials:

We recommend: Miracle Gro, Osmocote, Hibiscus Food
Organic: Medina Growin’ Green,  Hasta Gro, Maestro Rose Glo, PlantTone

Established roses:

We recommend: Bayer Rose & Flower Care, Hibiscus Food
Organic: Maestro Rose Glo, PlantTone

Trees and shrubs:

We recommend: Gill Lawn and Garden Fertilizer, Green Diamond Supreme Lawn Food
Organic: Milorganite, Medina Growin’ Green

Cool weather vegetables:

We recommend: Ammonium Sulfate
Organic: Medina Growin’ Green, Hasta Gro, Maestro Rose Glo, Plant Tone

Prune

Early spring bloomers:

Including azaleas, indian hawthorn and caroline jessamine

Hedges:

Trim hedges as needed to maintain good form.

Poinsettias:

Prune to approximately 12” tall.

Watch Out For

Watch out for pest outbreaks on everything from vegetables to trees. They should be out in full force and hungry. Watch for powdery mildew and blackspot on roses.

Read: With The Spring Flush Comes Insects

Caterpillars:

We recommend: Liquid Sevin or Cyonara
Organic: Dipel Dust, Spinosad or Thuricide.

Read: Caterpillar Alert!
Read: Are Your Bougainvilleas Being Chewed?

Scale:

We recommend: Bayer Rose & Flower Spray or Cyonara
Organic: Oil Spray

Beetles, Aphids:

We recommend: Liquid Sevin, Bayer Rose & Flower Spray or Cyonara
Organic: Spinosad, Insecticidal Soap, or Diatomaceous Earth

Read: Does Your Hackberry Have Wooly Aphids?

Snails, slugs and pillbugs:

Organic: Sluggo Plus

Read: Snails and Beer!

Fungus, Powdery Mildew:

We recommend: Fertilome Broad Spectrum Fungicide, Systemic Fungicide
Organic: Neem Oil or Serenade

White Fly:

We recommend: Bayer Rose & Flower Spray, Bayer Tree & Shrub
Organic: Sticky Traps, Insecticidal Soap or Oil Spray

Mulch

Apply mulch around trees, flowerbeds and vegetable gardens to reduce weeds and help retain moisture.

We recommend: Cypress, hardwood and pinestraw mulch. These reduce weeds well and will not float away.