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· Trim mums until the 4th of July. If done after this, blooms may be delayed.
· Divide and transplant bearded iris and trim the leaves to six inches.
· Wait until July to early August to plant carrots, beets, spinach, and radish.
· Add, unused of course, baby diaper linings to your potted plants. These retain moisture. If no water retention additive is placed in your potted plants, you may need to water twice a day during the summer.
· Transplanting nursery plants. Soak the container in water before planting. This not only helps the plant to release from the container easier with less root damage, but ensures that the after plant watering will work better.
· Prune your spring flowering plants now.
· When pond water reaches 70 degrees, add your water plants.
· Deadhead your annuals for a nice second bloom. Annuals not needing deadheading are: Cleomes, Impatiens, New Guinea Impatiens, was begonias, narrow leaf zinnias.
· Fertilize your azaleas and rhododendrons now to prepare them for next springs flowers.
· Fertilize your hostas monthly with 10-10-10 granular fertilizer. Apply to outside of plant avoiding the middle of the hosta. Cover the eyes so they do not receive fertilizer.
· Fertilize trees and shrubs before the Fourth of July.
· Ticks. Inspect yourself for tick bites. Watch for the Bull's-eye rash - A characteristic sign of Lyme disease. This circular, reddish rash spreads outward from the bite, leaving the center clear. See a doctor immediately if you get this rash. Lyme disease is curable, if caught early, by antibiotics. Some symptoms of lyme disease are:
Flu-like symptoms - Fatigue, chills, fever, headache, muscle aches may accompany the rash and recur over several weeks. Severe headache, stiff neck, joint pain, even facial paralysis and memory loss may ensue if the disease goes untreated. |
