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SEPTEMBER
Flower of the Month: Morning Glory
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Do It Now!
*Divide and plant day lilies and iris. Plant calendulas, bluebonnets, candytuft, sweet peas, pansies and any seeds for bloom in January, February.
*Mulch azaleas, camellias and roses and use fungicide or insecticide as needed. Spray for scale and red spider on shrubs and plants.
*Prepare beds for planting bulbs and winter annuals.
*Spray roses at regular intervals for blackspot and mildew control. Fertilize and water chrysanthemums.
*Fertilize for Fall growth. Some pruning to reduce plant size is often needed.
*Clean established garden beds and cut back or pull faded annuals.
*Purchase tulip bulbs and chill in refrigerator at 35 to 40 degrees F. for 60 days. (See December.) Make final selections of spring flowering bulbs.
*Consider a third application of insecticide for chinch bug control
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OCTOBER
Flower of the Month: Cosmos and Primrose
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Do It Now!
*Divide and plant day lilies. Plant scabiosa, stock, jonquils, pansies, poppies, larkspur and Dutch iris.
*Refrigerate tulips, crocus and hyacinths.
*Root prune and fertilize wisteria.
*Late in the month plant anemones.
*Dig caladium tubers and store in dry peat or perlite packed in boxes so that tubers do not touch. Store in area where temperature will not go below 60 degrees F.
*Apply a fall fertilizer to the lawn approximately 30 days prior to the average date of the first frost.
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NOVEMBER
Flower of the Month: Chrysanthemum
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Do It Now!
*Plant shrubs and perennials anytime from November to March. Plant snapdragons, phlox, pansies, hyacinths, sweet peas, wisteria, ranunculas, daffodil bulbs, candytuft, snowdrops, anemones, calla lilies, poppies and alyssum.
*Mulch hibiscus, poinsettias, citrus and other semi-tropicals to prevent damage from freezing weather.
*Make 18” cuttings from new and old wood from confederate rose, hibiscus and altheas.
*Set in water and keep through the winter. Watch for aphids and scale insects, spray as needed.
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