I’m not going to mention s$d w*bw@rm or Bro%n P@tch. Here
are a few things to do while enjoying the beautiful Lowcountry weather.
Did you put out a preemergent product to your lawn and beds
for winter annual weed control in August? If yes, depending on the product and
the rate you used, it is time to reapply. If no, now is the time to get it
spread onto your lawn and beds. Preemergent products control weeds as they
germinate making your life and your plants’ (including grass) life easier.
Winterizing trees and shrubs with either a few products
individually or as a multi prone approach will help insure the health of your
landscape investment.
05-30-30 Root Pusher by Dogget is a fertilizer for trees and
shrubs this time of year. A fertilizer that mainly arborists use with special
equipment to inject into the ground can also be used by the avid “Do It
Yourselfer”. The DIY can apply Root Pusher to the top of the ground and water
it in, or make it into a slurry in a bucket and pour the fertilizer around the
plant or tree. If you go with the slurry in a bucket method, you can always add
SuperThrive, BioRush, SeaHume, Fish / Seaweed blend, Dominion … Root Pusher has
special penetrants incorporated in the product to improve distribution in the
soil and humates. Root Pusher will promote good wintering and fast spring
starts without stimulating soft growth that is susceptible to damage. Just
writing about this product makes me want to get a bag out in my yard!
Root Excellerator, SeaHume (granular is best this time of
year, liquid still very good),
00-00-25, Cotton Burr Compost, Flowerbed Amendment,
SuperThrive, Fish / Seaweed Blend, 04-00-10, Possum’s Minors are a few products
that will benefit your trees and shrubs this winter. Trees and shrubs, like
people, like to have some nutrition, so they do not go to bed hungry.
For trees and shrubs you can get ahead of the insect battle
by using Neem oil or Horticulture oil. Neem oil has some fungicide benefits
also which is a bonus. If you have a tree or shrub with a history of scale,
twig borer, aphids, white flies …, apply a drench of Dominion now to protect
the new growth next spring.
Leaf spot diseases have been a big issue this summer with
all the rain. As the leaves fall, rake them up to remove overwintering fungus. If
you had any major problems, you might want to remove your old mulch, spray with
lime / sulfur, and replace the mulch with Cotton Burr Compost or Flowerbed
amendment.
Always read, understand and follow product label. The
product label is a Federal Law.
