Posts tagged Camellias
- Feed citrus during bloom and fruit set.
- Check for yellowing between leaf veins and azaleas and camellias and apply chelated (soluble) iron if needed.
- Check irrigation systems. Fix blocks and leaks in drip systems.
- Clean out fountains, pond bottoms, stream beds, pumps and filters.
- Feed bulb plants after flowers fade. Do not cut back leaves until they are brown. These leaves make the food stored in the bulb for next year.
- Hand pick snails and slugs. Trap earwigs and snails with rolled newspaper, unrinsed tuna cans, or pans of beer.
- Fertilize any trees and shrubs not treated in March with slow-release fertilizer.
- Feed Citrus
- Check often for powdery mildew on roses, grapes, crape myrtle and other ornamentals. When growth is 2 to 4 inches, spray a mixture of 1Tbs. baking soda and 3 drops of liquid soap in a gallon of water. Do not spray if temperatures rise above 90 degrees.
- Seed bare patches in lawns.
- Watch for black spot, mildew, or rust on roses and spray if needed.
- If aphids appear on roses, rinse off with a strong spray of water or insecticidal soap.
- Feed camellias when the finish blooming.
- Fertilize roses, annual flowers and berries with a slow-release fertilizer when spring growth begins.
- Paint trunks of young trees with diluted water-based white paint to prevent sunburn and borer problems.
- Prune and fertilize spring flowering shrubs and trees after bloom.
