Horticulture Hotline 12/18/2017
By Bill Lamson-Scribner
These high humidity days have really kicked in the Large
Patch (Brown Patch) fungus disease. Fame or T-Methyl are 2 good systemic
fungicides to apply now.
As the leaves from the trees in your yard fall, be sure to
rake them up (consider composting them in your yard) or mulch them with a
mower.
Look up into your trees and see if any limbs are damaged
from Irma or Matthew. Those big, broken but hanging on limbs are called “widow
makers” in the industry for a reason! As time passes, the torn wood that is
holding the limb on loses more water making the limb more brittle and has a
better chance of falling. Have you ever given a loved one “tree work” for a
present? This year may be a good year to start.
If you think you might want to transplant a tree or bush in
the spring, now is the time to root prune for an easy move.
Moles have been doing their Holiday shopping. Tunnels
everywhere. Read last week’s article on moles at possumsupply.com under the
Horticulture Hotline tab if you missed it.
Visit Charleston County Park’s Holiday Festival of Lights
with friends and family. The Holiday Festival of Lights is one of the best in
the Nation and always improving.
Our city, town, county, state and national parks have a lot
to offer. The different plantations also provide great landscape interest with
the camellias, holly berry’s, and all the other winter color.
I know at Possum's we have gift certificates for that hard
to buy for person. I'm sure most other local garden centers would as well.
Plenty of parking, buying local, and short lines at the register for the quick
in and out would be all the reasons I would need to go that route.
Now
is a great time to test your soil and get on a Possum's Custom Program or buy a
gift certificate for someone else to get on a custom program. The time is now
to beat the spring rush. Prevention and protection are so important in this
area.
Try some SUPERthrive to help keep your Christmas Tree fresh.
One drop in a 4 ounce cup of water mixed in with the other tree stand water
every 3 to 4 days is all it needs. SUPERthrive won the World’s Fair Gold Medal
in 1940, so it is a good product to have around for many reasons.
Any bare areas in the lawn should be teased with cotton burr
compost, so the grass will fill in. Weeds love to move in on thin turf.
Always read, understand and follow product label. The
product label is a Federal Law.
