Cut flowers for bouquets early in the
morning and place the stems immediately
into a bucket of water to keep them
fresh until you are able to arrange
them.
Top off your planters and container
gardens with a half-inch of Mini Nuggets
bark mulch to help keep in the moisture.
Prevent rose and perennial diseases like
powdery mildew from taking hold by using
a systemic fungicide before the problem
appears. Bee balm, phlox, columbines and
lilacs are some of the plants prone to
powdery mildew.
Watch for tiny holes in radish and bean
leaves. Flea beetles are most likely the
problem. Spray or dust with Eight to
take care of those tiny problems.
Those impossible weeds like bindweed,
dandelions and thistle in your lawn can
be controlled with Ferti-lome's Weed Out
or Weed Free Zone. These are the most
effective weed killers you can buy.
Watch for wasps or yellowjackets in and
around your trees (especially aspens).
This may be a sign that there are aphids
on the leaves. By ridding your trees of
the aphids, the yellowjackets will go
away.
Change the water in your birdbaths
weekly and clean your bird feeders to
prevent diseases.
