The Charleston Real Estate Site » Charleston Gardening Tips http://thecharlestonrealestatesite.com The Straight Deal on our Real Estate Market. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:49:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 To Do in the Garden for July http://thecharlestonrealestatesite.com/to-do-in-the-garden-for-july/ http://thecharlestonrealestatesite.com/to-do-in-the-garden-for-july/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:30:05 +0000 will http://thecharlestonrealestatesite.com/?p=377
  • Work to maintain the garden during the heat. Keep it clean and water regularly.
  • Start perennial seeds for fall planting
  • Do not fertilize lawn during drought
  • Fertilize annuals monthly, fertilize perennials and summer flowering shrubs, crape myrtles, gardenias, hydrangeas
  • Cut back annuals and perennials that have become too tall. This will encourage bloom
  • Keep an eye out for insects and disease and spray if needed/desired.
  • Vacation Tips: mow lawn and trim edgings, mulch recently planted plants to conserve moisture, sink potted plants below soil level in a shady area and water well, cut back blooms on annuals and perennials and lightly fertilize, water everything with a long, slow soaking.
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  • Plant dahlias and fall-blooming bulbs.  Take tip cuttings of perennials and plant in sand or vermiculite.
  • You can still sow  zinnias, marigolds, celosia, etc.
  • Fertilize roses, gardenias after blooming.  Do not feed annuals until buds show or you will get lush foliage and few flowers.
  • Lightly prune holly ferns to control size.
  • Pinch back tips of chrysanthemums until August to  make the plants bushier and bloom more.
  • Also pinch bask dahlias, petunias, and portulacas.
  • Remove dead blooms from  plants to encourage more blooms.
  • Shade camellias that have been planted less than 2 years.
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  • Now is the time to plant Bermuda, centipede, St. Augustine and zoysia grasses. Established warm-season lawns can be fertilized in early May.
  • Annuals like salvia, marigolds, snapdragons, petunias and zinnias will flower all season long if you pinch off the flowers right after they begin to fade. Pinching  plants back encourages side-branching, thus more blooms.
  • As temperatures rise prepare plants now for dry weather.  Mulch beds with 2-4 inches of pine straw, wood chips, or shredded leaves to conserve water in the soil.
  • Azaleas, climbing roses, camellias, and rhododendrons can be pruned after they have finished blooming.
  • Fertilize crape myrtles now for abundant blooms throughout the summer months.
  • Corn, cucumbers, okra, squash, peppers, snap beans, eggplant and watermelon can all be safely planted now.
  • Mulching around tomatoes and peppers now will help prevent blossom end rot later.
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  • Be prepared for cold snaps at night. Cover to protect seedlings.
  • Start seeds indoors, if you haven’t yet.
  • Stake perennials.
  • Finish pruning roses. Remove dead and diseased wood first. Hybrid teas can be cut back hard, to a new shoot.
  • Begin transplanting seedlings outdoors towards the end of the month, when the soil has warmed and night temperatures stay above 50 degrees.
  • Feed bulbs once they finish blooming and allow the foliage to remain until it begins to turn yellow.
  • Feed fruit trees and bushes.
  • Enjoy the beauty of those plants already in bloom!
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  • Start seeds indoors now.  Plant bedding plants last week of March.  Resist the urge to plant too early!
  • Fertilize: shrubs and ornamentals, azaleas and camellias (if not already done), trees (if not already done), roses (if not already done)
  • Finish heavy pruning left over from February.  Do not cut back foliage on bulbs until it turns yellow.  Prune dead fronds of Holly Ferns.
  • Spray: azaleas and camellias (do not spray when blooms are present or flower buds show color), roses, dogwoods, if needed.
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  • Plant trees and shrubs, Gerbera daisies, roses
  • Sprinkle bulb fertilizer on established bulb beds as soon as they begin to sprout.
  • Feed blooming plants lightly every 2-3 weeks.
  • Feed azaleas and camellias  with an acid loving plant food.
  • Prune trees and shrubs, except spring flowering ones.  Summer flowering plants, such as oleanders and crepe myrtles, bloom on new growth and should be pruned now.
  • Prune roses at the very end of the month.
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  • Take soil samples to your extension service. Plan spring plantings and order seeds from catalogues. Clean and oil your garden tools and equipment.
  • Add organic matter and dig it into your spring planting beds.
  • Roses, trees, and shrubs can be planted, as can gladioli.
  • Prune pomegranates, as blossomes are formed on current year’s growth
  • Cut out dead and diseased tree limbs and branches.
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  • Divide and replant perennials
  • Divide and replant calla lilies and daylilies
  • Plant chrysanthemums
  • Fertilize gerbera daisies and roses
  • Prune climbing roses after they bloom
  • Shrubs only need light pruning to improve their overall appearance.  Avoid pruning too much, because you don’t want to  encourage new growth that will not mature before the weather gets cold.
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