July

Inspect your trees and shrubs for insects. Brown patches appearing on your evergreens along with small fine spider webs? Sticky, sooty black mold on pines? Spider mites and Adelgids (mealy bug family) are active now, if present spray with Ortho Systemic.
www.ortho.com

Apply Bayer Tree & Shrub around the base of the plants for 12 month protection.
www.bayeradvanced.com

Holes in your hostas that need attention but you have kids and pets in the yard and you're worried about pesticides, use Bonide Slug Magic.
www.bonide.com

Are your Marigolds and other plants getting stripped leaves down to stems? Does the damage seem to happen over night? It's probably earwigs! Conventional insect control: Ortho Complete Insect Killer for Soil & Turf
www.ortho.com

Organic insect control: Concern Diatomaceous Earth Crawling Insect
www.victorpest.com

Side dress your veggies with Espoma Plan–tone organic all purpose fertilizer. Natural/Organic balanced nutrients for flavorful, healthy produce.
www.espoma.com

Critters are really causing problems in landscapes. The rabbit population is soaring and so is plant damage.
Rabbits and deer: Protect with Liquid Fence
Squirrels and Chipmunks: Repel All by Bonide
Moles and Skunks: MoleMax by Bonide
www.bonide.com

A foliar spray of Neptune's Harvest Fish/Seaweed fertilizer applied early in the morning will increase veggie production! Make sure to get the under sides of the leaves. Growers using this blend have reported increased yields and improved shelf life on fruits and vegetables. Fish and Seaweed are known to build sugars in plants. Flowers and foliage will be stronger and more colorful. Blooms will bemore plentiful, fragrant, and last longer.
www.neptuneharvest.com

Spiders and Ground Bees a problem? Use Spider & Ground Bee killer by Bonide. Snorkel tube applicator for hard-to-reach areas. Kills and repels, for indoor and outdoor use.

Tree Gators are an excellent way to keep trees watered and healthy during the hot dry months. Tree Gators look something like a truck inner tube, they slow and evenly water your plantings and are available in our nursery.

Protect your lawns from fall grub damage by applying controls in late July.

Conventional grub control:
Scott’s Grub Ex
www.scotts.com

Bayer 24 Hour Grub Control
www.bayeradvanced.com

Organic grub control:
Milky Spore
www.milkyspore.com

Beneficial Nematodes
www.organiccontrol.com

Grub Beater
www.bonide.com