PRUNE - FEED - WATER - MULCH (Spa treatment for your garden)
Deadhead and feed roses - "one more bloom-time, please"
Watch for mildew - that powdery grey stuff. Deal with mildew.
Spray with a dormant oil spray mixed with water (2 teaspoons to a gallon of water)
Spray in evening or early morning
Make sure plants are well hydrated by watering well the day before
(Recommended: Ultra-fine Year Round Pesticidal Oil or Concern Pesticidal Spray Oil)
PLUG IN LATE SUMMER/EARLY FALL COLOR
Asters - Mums - Rudbeckia (Black Eyed Susan)
Salvia lemmonii or Salvia pachyphyla
Calendulas
PLANT COLORFUL LEAFY VEGGIES
Lettuce - Swiss chard - Flowering cabbage - Flowering kale.
JUMP START SPRING '06
Strawberries - Perennials