Seasonal Tips!!

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Summer Tips

Watering is a must! Anything that was just planted this Spring should still be watered generously. Especially when the temperature is in the 90's. Monitor your plants regularly. If you notice the plant wilting then check the soil, if it is dry make sure you water it well. Plants should recieve on average 2" of water per week.

Mulch your landscape beds. If applied last year measure the depth of the existing mulch before applying more mulch. You will want to have a total depth of 3" of mulch. Mulch is quite beneficial to your landscape. It helps retain moisture and keeps the weeds down. Call us if you have any questions on how much mulch you need. We Deliver.

Continue to feed the Wild Birds. We sell wild bird seed year around. We also carry "no melt" suet cakes-keeps their form even in hot weather.

Fill up your Humming Bird feeders with sugar water mixture--four parts water one part sugar. When mixture gets cloudy change it, wash out the feeder, and refill with sugar water mixture. This is usually done every week.

Fertilize trees, shrubs, perennials and ground covers. We recommend Osmocote, Monty's Joy Juice, Milorganite or Espoma Products depending on your situation. This will get your plants off to a great start and help to strengthen your plants preventing disease and insects.

For those of you with vegetable gardens be sure to add some Garden Tone or Osmocote to your vegetable plants when you plant them and also as a monthly nutrient additive.

Add crushed egg shell to your tomatoes and peppers to prevent blossom end rot. Eggs shells add calcium to the ground which prevents blossom end rot.

When the weather is hot and dry, your veggies will drop their existing blossoms and will not set new ones. So, make sure you water your vegetables well.

Grow the lawn out a little longer when the weather is hot. Adjust the mower height to 3" to help prevent the lawn from burning out.

Make sure you apply Grub Control to help prevent fall juvenile grub damage. We also carry Milky Spore, the organic solution to Grub control which lasts upto 12 years.

Need some color in dull areas. Try putting some annuals into pots and planters. A container allows you to dress up places where plants don’t grow such as patios and balconies. Whether you have a sunny or shady spot, there are annuals to help add sparkle. For shady places in your garden, choose annuals that prefer to be cool and shady. Among these are coleus, fuchsia, impatiens, begonias, and caladiums. The choices for sun are almost numberless. Geraniums and petunias are classic sun-loving container plants, and are available in a wide array of colors. We get new shipments in every week.

To keep your annuals blooming their best all season long, make sure to water often enough to avoid wilting and deadhead spent flowers. If the plants get to leggy, trim them back to make them become more bushy. An occasional application of slow-release fertilizer such as, Osmocote, will help.

You can still plant trees, shrubs, perennials, and annuals in the summer. The key to their success is watering. If you need help with ideas and suggestions give us a call. We do Landscape Design and Installation.

Apply Jonathan Green Moss control granules to get rid of moss. Reseed and keep lawn well limed and Fertilized.

If you have any questions about your landscape we offer at home consultations. Call or stop by and ask.

2 Locations In The Pittsburgh Area

Babcock	North Park
412-822-7777	412-487-5802