June
June is National Perennial Gardening Month.
Perennials are plants that return year after year with proper care, versus
annuals that live only one year. There are many fantastic perennials
blooming right now, so it’s important to remember to feed
them. We recommend a slow release fertilizer like our Al’s
10-4-8. This will offer your perennials a continual feeding every
time you water.
With the weather warming up the bugs and other pests are
coming out. Watch for aphids on your roses. Also, don’t
forget to feed your roses. There are many easy organic and
conventional methods to feed and help rid your roses of pests.
Fuchsias need a light feeding once a week to encourage
flowering and annuals need a well balanced fertilizer such as Al’s
20-9-20 Water Soluble Fertilizer to keep them green and blooming
throughout the summer.
In June there are a few things you need to do to care for
your fruit trees. Begin by removing the water sprouts or
suckers. You then want to thin the fruit on your apple trees after
they drop so there’s only one apple about every six inches.
Don’t forget to continue with your seasonal spraying. Come
into Al’s Garden Center for a complete spray schedule.
Now is also the time you will want to begin preventive
spraying of your petunias and geraniums for the notorious budworm.
This bad bug will eat the blooms off your flowers. Prevent budworm
by spraying your geraniums and petunias every two weeks with Captain
Jack's Deadbug Brew Spray.
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