taken 12/25 - Christmas Day. Filling in weak areas all year long!
Horticulture Hotline 09/25/23
Bill Lamson-Scribner
Every day that goes by this time of year seems like the risk of a hurricane hitting the Lowcountry gets a little less. Come on cooler water! Oyster season is getting ready to open and that is a good thing for the oyster eaters. Moles, mole crickets, and mosquitoes are being obnoxious. An assassin bug is eating my aphids. Did you fertilize your trees and shrubs this fall? Cotton Burr Compost is a great year-round organic product for turf, trees, and shrubs.
I was using a product that the manufacturer went to some trouble and expense to include a tag around the neck of the bottle where you open the top to pour out the product. I am going to leave the product nameless since this same tag should be used on all products.
This tag is very red and states:
Failure!
This product is only
effective if you read the
instructions thoroughly.
Failure to do so will result in
you moaning and groaning
that the product doesn’t
work and generally being
a pain in the bottom. Make a
positive change in your life
will you, and read the
instructions
This tag makes my, “Always read, understand, and follow product label. The product label is a Federal Law,” seem tame. Your success with most things in life depend upon your ability to follow instructions.
