Helpful Tips

We know it is hard to keep up with everything to do in your lawn and garden. So, here are some seasonal tips and reminders for your convenience.

  1. LAWN
  2. In September:
  3. -Apply Barricade pre-emergent weed control
  4. -Establish or overseed Five Star Fescue
  5. -Fertilize
  6. -Water 2"/week
  7. -Mow 2.5/3"
  8. In October:
  9. -Apply Barricade pre-emergent weed control
  10. -Establish or overseed Five Star Fescue
  11. -Water 1"/week
  12. -Mow 2.5"
  13. In November:
  14. -Fertilize
  15. -Water 1"/week
  16. -Mow 2.5"
  17. GARDEN
  18. Time to plant your fall vegetable garden is NOW! Tomatoes, Broccoli, Squash, and don't forget about pumpkins!
  19. INSECTS
  20. Watch out for: Wood borers on Maples and other deciduous trees
  21. Red spider on tomato plants, Marigolds, and Ageratums
  22. Tent caterpillars on River Birch, Ash and other deciduous trees
  23. Squash bug on squash, pumpkins, and gourds
  24. Lacewing bugs on Azaleas
  25. LANDSCAPING
  26. Fall is the best time to do general landscaping such as installing flower beds, planting trees and shrubs and dividing blooming perennials.