Thursday, October 28, 2010

Monthly Maintenance

• Lift spring flowering bulbs when all the leaves have died down and store in paper bags in a cool dark place
• Feed day lilies, agapanthus, tulbaghia, dietes , inca lilies and any other plants with tubers or corms
• Apply acid mulch like pine needles or bark chips to acid loving plants such as azaleas, camellias and blue hydrangeas
• Maintain a preventative spraying program for fungal infections such as mildew and black spot
• Take cuttings of lavender, geraniums and daisy bushes
• Keep weeds under control
• Plan rotational and succession planting for your vegetable garden

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