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TURF
If you plan to over-seed your Bermuda, stop fertilizing. You'll be over-seeding next month. If you are not planting a winter lawn, add about 10 pounds of Ironite for every 1,000 square feet.
TREES & SHRUBS
Continue to deep water on the summer schedule, which is about once a week for shrubs and every two weeks for trees. Water native shrubs every two weeks and native trees once a month. You may begin planting non-frost sensitive trees and shrubs from containers. Soil temperatures are still warm enough to help roots establish quickly. After planting, water deeply. Dig a planting hole about three times the diameter of the root ball and no deeper.
FLOWERS
Prepare flowerbeds just as you would the vegetable plots, but planting of most flowers should be delayed until mid- October. Hose off the rose leaves 1-2 times a week to remove dust, spider mites and potential white flies. Water roses about every three days and apply about five gallons of water to each plant. Prune dead canes and weak top growth, but no heavy pruning.
VEGGIES
As temperatures drop below 100 degrees, seeds of cool season crops can be planted. These veggies can be directly seeded in the garden later in the month: beets, celery, carrots, chard, endive, peas, green onions, parsnips, lettuce, snap beans, bok choy, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, collard greens, cucumbers, kale, lettuce, leeks, mustard, radishes, spinach, turnips. You can put in transplants of tomatoes, lettuce, strawberries, onions, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, chard, lettuce (head & leaf). |
