How to care for sunflowers
that begins fruit production in October. Gardeners usually start transplants from seed in midJuly to have them ready for the garden or containers in August. there are too many caterpillars, and they can be hard to see. In such cases, there are two natural controls often used by organic gardeners. One is Thuricide that controls only caterpillars and the other is spinosad that controls caterpillars, leaf miners and thrips. Spinosad is found in several products at independent garden centers. Just follow the label for the natural control selected. and then install the new turf.
Remember that any crabgrass sprigs left can restart new patches. Some spot treatment with a nonselective herbicide that allows replanting — following label instructions — may be needed to get these sprigs under control, or they can be dug out when they start to grow. Some gardeners use a home remedy of treating small patches of crabgrass with a very light dusting of baking soda that causes this weed to decline, but it may grow back. Remember there are no label instructions and you assume all risks when using home remedies. should be ready to eat. Since many local plantings bloom in early March, they normally start turning a yellow-green to orange color in August. But not all pineapples begin blooming at the same time, and ripening from a spring bloom could occur over several months. Be thankful, as what would you do with a bunch of ripe and ready-to-eat pineapples all at the same time? Maybe you could make new friends with the extra fruit. And remember the landscape critters like them too, so you may have to harvest the fruits a little early.