Articles & Guides By Gary Antosh
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The Soil Doctor – What Is In The Dirt?
If your house plants are not growing well, here are a few generalizations to help decide whether or not the problem originates in the soil mixture. An over-heavy mix (contains too much clay-like soil, not enough humus or sand) packs hard in the pot, which in turn makes it is difficult to moisten or thoroughly wet; the result is that the plants make little or no growth.
How To Make This Year A Topnotch Garden With Bright Flowers
If you’re a Northwesterner or a Northern Californian, put those dreaded memories of spring flood conditions behind you. Determine now to make this the year for a topnotch garden with bright flowers, finer shrubs and greener lawns.
October Summer Lawn Fertilizer
October is your last chance to get your lawn in good condition for the rigors of next summer. If you haven’t already fertilized your lawn this fall, do it now, using any complete commercial fertilizer. This may be 4-12-8, 6-10-4, 4-12-4, 5-10-5, 5-10-10, or something similar. Although it can be put on without a spreader, you get a much more uniform job using one. Never forget that fertilizer does not go sideways, but straight down, so that the pinch you put on here will do that spot an inch away no good.
The Art Of Big Flowers
September highlights: keeping apace of daylilies; feeding the lawn and long-season plants; experimenting with chrysanthemums.
July Pest Control Job
Lawns Need Attention in hot weather. Mower blades should be set at least 1-1/2 inches high but 2 inches is better. The grass shades the ground and protects the roots from hot sun and drying winds. In Florida and coastal areas where mole crickets are prevalent treat your lawn yourself of have a lawn professional do the job. It also rids grass of ants, army-worms and chinch bugs. Fertilizer manufacturers now mix some insecticides with fertilizer to give double action.
Frequently Aks Questions For The May Landscape
May is when the grass starts growing and so do their buddies the weeds. Spraying of broad-leaved lawn weeds such as dandelion and plantain with a herbicide can begin as soon as the air temperature can be depended upon to stay 70 for several hours.
Battling Grubs in Southern Turf
June may be bride’s month to many people, but to the busy southern gardener, it is “groom” month. Lawns – Watering, fertilizing and mowing make up the grooming operations for the lawn this month. The effect of nitrogen fertilizer applied in April will have about worn off by now and a light feeding is necessary.
Landscape Extras In The Western Landscape
In the West the landscape and garden cannot depend on natural rainfall to supply adequate water. So it is necessary to water artificially. There are many ways in which this is done. Long gone are the days of furrow irrigation, but… it does work well good where a garden is fairly level. Where water is available under pressure, overhead sprinkling is often used but more efficient methods are being employed like micro jets and drip irrigation. Still other gardeners use soil soakers and these water small areas effectively.
