What to Plant:
Vegetables & Fruits:
Try something NEW- Plant a yard full of Tropical Fruits! Great choices of Mango, Avocado, Lychee, Carambola, Pineapples, Barbados Cherries, Papaya, Figs or Berries-Blue, Black or Raspberries. Makes me hungry for Fruit Salad!
Let your yard supply you with the rewards of your hard work!
Also plant some veggies: Okra, Tomato, Cucumber, Peppers, Beans, Squash, Southern Peas, Sweet Potato, Summer Squash, Watermelon, Cantaloupe, Pumpkins, Collards, Eggplant and more.
Flowers:
Ageratum, Blue Wonder, Heather, Caladiums, Blue Daze, Coleus, Diamond Frost, Daylillies, Lantana, Marigold, Penta, Purslane, Salvia, Torenia, Vinca and more.
Herbs:
Basil, Chives, Dill, Oregano, Cilantro, Rosemary, Lavendar, Mints, Sweet Marjoram, Sage, Savory Thyme and other favorites.
What to Do:
Houseplants:
- Remove yellowing foliage and repot as needed
- Wash away dust and bugs
- Trim overgrown stems
- Move weaker plants to patio or porch
- Continue to fertilize with Formula "B" and Jack's Classic
- Vitamix all for boost of vitality
- May move outdoors into shady areas
- Pinch or cut back to encourage new growth
- Turn plants inside to allow light to even out growth
- Use Systemic Insect Granules to eliminate insect problems-MONTHLY
- Divide those bromeliads and orchids
- Repot plants growing too large for their containers
The Landscape:
- Remove damaged limbs and foliage
- Complete pruning of overgrown plants treat with Pruning Sealer
- Transplant Palms and/or add new ones!
- Cut back shrubs to thicken growth lower on plants
- Follow all planting instruction guidelines per Busy Bee recommendations!
- Prune & fertilize azaleas after flowering
- Control black spot & mites on roses-FEED them MONTHLY
- Check gardens for signs of insect invasions
- Replenish mulches as needed to control weeds and help retain moisture
- Add heat/summer tolerant color to beautify
- Fertilize all plants/trees every three months
- Use VitaMix to increase vitality
- Plant a Butterfly Garden as a great summer project!
- Apply Systemic Drench EVERY 6 Months to PREVENT insect problems
- Remove "sucker"growth from trees to keep them from becoming BUSHES!
The Lawn:
- Fertilize with 16-0-8
- Seed, plug or sod new lawns & fill in bare areas
- Treat chinch bugs if needed
- Apply herbicides if needed (Image used in St. Augustine-due to HEAT)
- Apply a fertilizer containing iron only, such as Ironite or Milorganite to green-up yellowing lawns
The Green House:
- Replace plastic coverings with shadecloth
- Feed container-grown plants monthly or weekly with water soluable fertilizers and Busy Bee's VitaMix
- Prepare cuttings taken from spring growth with Rootone Powder
- Use Fertilome Root Stimulator to promote root growth
- Use Systemic Insect Granules to eliminate insect problems-MONTHLY
- Move large container grown plants outdoors
Vegetables and Fruits:
- Feed vegetables with Jack's 20-20-20 and Garden Tone/Tomato Tone
- Spray veggies weekly with Copper, Daconil or Dithane to control fungus problems
- Apply Spinosad to contol Leaf Miners
- Use VitaMix to boost vitality
- Transplant seedlings outdoors using Fertilome Root Stimulator
- Use Southern Ag Citrus Nutrional Spray
- Monitor and control pests and fungus(Usually there are LOTS!)
- Make sure your trellis/cages are secure against the heavy winds
