MAKE YOUR PLANTS GREAT AGAIN!
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MAKE YOUR PLANTS GREAT AGAIN!
Now is the time to get in your yard
Fertilizers, Insecticides, Herbicides and Pre-Emergents
LAWN:
The most important thing you can do for your lawn is feed it!.
A well-fed lawn can better withstand heat, cold, drought, mowing, foot traffic and other stresses. Feeding your lawn in the spring strengthens roots and provides a good start for the heavy growing season.
****If you sprayed your weeds in January fertilize your yard with the Plant Tech spring step 1
Lawn Weed and Feed is also available at Plant Tech
Apply a weed and feed product AFTER you have cut your lawn twice.
TREES AND SHRUBS:
Feed your plants, they are hungry!! We recommend a slow release 13.6.6 on all your trees and shrubs. If your plants show signs of Lichen, a mossy gray fungus on the bark, FEED THEM! This is a sign of stagnant growth and no fertilizer.
Stop weeds and bugs before they happen
Dimension is a pre-emergent herbicide that prevents weed seeds from germinating in your flower beds and lawn. Apply to your existing beds every three months year round for best results.
Bug Blaster is a granular insecticide that should be applied to your flowerbeds and yard to keep out most bugs and insects. Controls Fleas, Fireants, Ticks, Mole Crickets, Chinch Bugs and many more.
-Prevent SOD WEB WORMS before they destroy your lawn.
Spring Annuals, Perennials and Vegetables
Available mid-March
Time to Prune your Camellias
Cut when they are done blooming and apply a slow release fertilizer.
Please check out our March newsletter, and contact us if you have any questions about these products.
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Fall Color Options
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Fall Color Options
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We have plenty of options for fall bedding plants.
-Pansies are a strong winter annual with large blooms, 6-8” tall.
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4” Flats of 18 plants and individual 6” available
LAWN WEEDS
Now that the weather has cooled off; you can spot treat your lawn for weeds. Use Weed Free Zone to treat the most common lawn weeds.
Clover, Lespedeza, Poison Ivy, Purslane, Ragweed, Spurge, Virginia Buttonweed……..the list goes on and on!
Seasonal plants are heavy feeders and are susceptible to a broad range of soil borne diseases.
Treat and prevent these diseases while you fertilize!!
Fertilizer & Fungicide
Available at Plant Tech
Please check out our November newsletter, and contact us if you have any questions about these products.
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Fall Color NOW available
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— Fall Color NOW available—
Keys to seasonal color success
Fertilizer (19-13-6) and Fungicide = SUCCESS
If you haven’t put out your Pre-emergent herbicides (Dimension) in your beds and lawn, apply it now!!
Snapdragons: Tall, Dwarf, and a new variety of trailing snapdragons
Petunias: Madness (upright) and Wave (trailing) petunias.
Dianthus: Bouquet, Telstar and Amazon dianthus
We pride ourselves on providing healthy, locally grown plants with a strong root system. Our green house employees plant continuously, providing fresh crops weekly. To view our entire catalog click on our link below.
http://www.planttechbr.com/dl/fall-color-catalog.pdf
Check our weekly availability posted online at www.PlantTechBR.com and call to reserve your favorites.
Additional Varieties COMING SOON– Pansy, Viola, Cabbage, Alyssum and more!
PRUNING: Now is the time to cut back your knock out roses.
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We prune ours 3 times a year. When you prune, leave foliage below the cut. This allows the roses to flush out, become full and bloom more. After you prune apply a 12.6.6 fertilizer.
Winterize your lawn
Winterizer- Fall Application. 5 . 5 . 25
A fall application of fertilizer helps your lawn recover from summer stress and prepares the turf for dormancy. A high level of Potassium promotes hardiness, root growth and improves turf health for the winter. This product combines traditional controlled release and activated bio-solids to provide a complete lawn food. One bag treats 2700-3500 sq. ft.
Please check out our October newsletter, and contact us if you have any questions about these products.
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Heat tolerant plants
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Heat tolerant plants
You still have options for seasonal color during the heat. Caladiums, Coleus, Lantana, Penta, Celosia, Angelonia, & Salvia do great this time of year.
When working in your yard this summer start in the early morning, drink lots of water and take breaks.
Seasonal Color Tips
“Deadhead” or remove the dead or spent blooms on your seasonal flowers. This will encourage more flowering and improve the general appearance of the overall plant.
Reapply a monthly fertilizer to your seasonal color to encourage blooms.
Summer annual color still available.
Weeds
Be careful in the heat. A lot of chemicals have temperature restrictions so READ THE LABEL before spraying this time of year. If you have not applied a pre-emergent to your lawns and flowerbeds. Do it now! Every three months is key!
Nutsedge is an aggressive weed this time of year. Don’t pull it! Pulling it will cause it to spread. Instead, apply SedgeHammer. The new formula includes the surfactant. Mix with water and apply. Sedgehammer doesn't affect any other trees or shrubs.
Please check out our July newsletter, and contact us if you have any questions about these products.
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