January 17 2004 Timely Tips

GARDENING CALENDAR

LYNN RAWE,

COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT – HORTICULTURE

TEXAS COOPERATIVE EXTENSION

JANUARY 17, 2004

  • Aerate the lawn. Then top dress with one inch of compost.
  • Fertilize blooming plants such as pansies, dianthus and flowering kale to keep the blooms coming.
  • Use slug bait to control snails and slugs on bedding plants.
  • Apply dormant oil to fruit trees and pecans when too dry, and/or several days with temperatures of 45 degrees F or above are forecast. Dormant oil will control scale and overwintering insects.
  • Prepare beds and individual holes for rose planting in February. Use composted manure, pine bark, and similar materials mixed with existing soil.

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