April 15 2006 Timely Tips

GARDENING CALENDAR

TEXAS COOPERATIVE EXTENSION

BEXAR COUNTY

BY DAVID RODRIGUEZ

April 15, 2006

  • Feed your lawn now. A slow release fertilizer like a 19-5-9 ratio is best. It slowly feeds throughout the growing season and does not wash into the ground water.
  • If your lawn is a little yellow (chlorotic), use six tablespoons of iron sulfate dissolved in one gallon of water used as a spray. It will green your lawn up fast. Use green sand later, as a long term preventative in late April and again in mid-October.
  • Use a water-soluble complete-and-balanced (20-20-20) plant food for the first four waterings of recently planted annuals and perennials.
  • To control weeds in bermudagrass, use MSMA after temperatures have risen above 80 degrees F. For adult weed control in St. Augustine, use Wipeout.
  • Maintain your roses with a spray program. Use Orthonex every ten to fourteen days throughout the growing season.

David Rodriguez is County Extension Agent-Horticulture with Texas Cooperative Extension in Bexar County. For more information, call the Master Gardener “Hotline” (210) 467-6575 or visit our County Extension website at http://bexar-tx.tamu.edu

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