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Gardening in May by the Dirt Doctor
Plant:
All warm season lawn grasses from plugs, sod, seed, or sprigs, all trees and shrubs from containers, warm-season annual color plants, perennials, ground covers, hot-weather vegetables, and any and all types of herbs.
Fertilize:
All annual flowers and potted plants. Spray Garrett Juice Plus or aerated compost tea on all foliage every two weeks, or as time allows. Drench root zones of plants for added stimulation with Garrett Juice Plus .
Water:
All planting areas deeply, but infrequently, during dry periods. Water potted plants regularly and add Garrett Juice Plus or aerated compost tea.
Pest Control:
For natural and general insect control, spray Bio Wash at label directions. For snails, slugs, and pill bugs, spray Garlic Pepper Tea at 8 ounces per gallon of water. For ticks, fleas, and chiggers, spread Crawling Insect Killer when weather is dry. For fire ants, drench mounds with a mixture of Orange Oil , Dried Molasses , and compost tea.
Diseases:
For brown patch or other funal diseases, apply horticultural corn meal at ten to twenty pounds per thousand square feet. For general disease control, spray with Bio Wash at label directions.
Other:
Mow weekly and leave clippings on the lawn, continue to turn compost compile and add new materials, mulch all bare soil with shredded trimmings from your own yard, and feed and water the birds!
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