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Still time to plant annuals for spring and summer enjoyment!
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Fertilize Centipede lawns. One application per year is all that is required.
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Fertilize and water Tomatoes regularly.
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Plant vines at your mailboxes for bright flowers all summer. Good choices include Mandevilla, Bougainvillea and the always favorite, Clematis.
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Begin succession planting of hot weather annuals such as Zinnias, Marigolds, Celosia and Portulaca in May and continue through the month of June.
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Pinch back annuals to encourage bushy compact growth. Annuals appreciate a continual supply of nutrients. Begin to fertilize them moderately on a regular basis.
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Great time to plant long-blooming perennials like Daylilies, Purple Coneflowers, Shasta Daisies and Black eyed-susans.
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Plant dahlia tubers at the end of May. Also, set your stakes in the ground at this time.
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Continue to plant perennials throughout the month of May.
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When ground temperature is 70 degrees F, begin planting vegetables such as: Okra, Pumpkin, Sweet Potato, Eggplant, Pepper Plants, Peanuts, Watermelon, Cow Peas, Black-Eyed Peas, Crowder Peas, Butter Peas and Butter Beans.
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Be sure to mulch all garden beds well to help regulate soil temperature, retain moisture, and keep weeds down.
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It's too late to sow cool season grasses such as Fescue, but warm season grasses such as Bermuda, Centipede, and Zoysia can be sown soon. Temperatures have to be at least 60 degrees at night to sow.
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Use weed killer on lawns only if temperature is above 70 degrees F.
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Fertilize roses in May to encourage a second bloom, and continue feeding them on schedule through the month of June. Prune ramblers in June.
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Fertilize azaleas as soon as they finish blooming.
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Fertilize flower beds with Plant-Tone.
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Fertilize March vegetables with an organic fertilizer such as Garden-Tone.
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Use Over-and-Out on Fire Ant mounds then treat mounds with an insecticide 48 hours later.
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Use Orthronex now, to get a head start on the coming Japanese beetles in the summer months.
