Friday, November 20, 2009
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I hope this gardening section helps you. If you can't find what you're looking for, ask me. I answer your questions on air if you watch WBRZ News 2 Louisiana.
Weekly Schedule
- Answering your questions Mondays and Thursdays at Noon and Fridays on 2une In.
- Also, catch my segments on News 2 Louisiana at Noon on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays
- The Lawn & Garden Show with Louis Miller, WRKF-FM 89.3, Saturdays, 8 to 10 a.m.
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| Louis Miller's August Checklist |
- Continue to clean and fill hummingbird feeders as the hummers are feeding heavily in preparation for migration.
- Continue to spray rose bushes and remove dead and dying canes.
- Watch the lawn for brown patch, chinch bugs and fall army worms.
- Fertilize azaleas, camellias and gardenias to boost bud side for next year’s bloom.
- Remove dead wood from trees.
- Apply Dursban to prevent peach tree borer.
- Sow seeds for cool season vegetables and ornamentals.
- Prune overgrown summer annuals.
- Plant seed potatoes.
- Pinch back poinsettias to encourage branching.
- Apply liquid iron to hibiscus as foliage begins to yellow.
Week 1
- Install a bat house in the yard. They are out there anyway, so let them eat your mosquitos.
- Purple Martins leave the house – keep sparrows out.
- Treat peach trees and dogwoods for borers.
Week 2
- Continue to fertilize Mirleton vines for increased production.
- Check out trees for dead wood that may fall in a storm.
- Watch for fall army worms which may show up in the yard with chinch bugs and cause lots of damage.
Week 3
- Make way for fall crops, including the cool season vegetables – be sure to plant on time.
- Water shallow-rooted trees and shrubs to they’ll receive the equivalent of one inch per week.
- Prune hybrid tea roses to about 30 inches for a huge flush of fall blooms.
Week 4
- Pamper eggplants and peppers for a huge harvest of fruit in the fall.
- Cool the greenhouse by adding shade cloth to cover the roof or paint it white.
- Winterize the lawn to prevent winter kill.
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