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520 W. Warner Rd

Tempe, AZ 85284 (Directly across from Home Depot)

Hours: M-F 8AM-5PM

The Home Made Weed Control Recipe:

• 1 Gallon White Vinegar (Pickling if possible)
• 1 oz Orange Oil (Zeps - Home Depot or Lowes)
• 1-2 Drops Joy Liquid Dishsoap
• Mix Slowly and use in a sprayer for weeds. Spray of weeds in the hottest time of the day

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Water

• Outdoor potted plants twice a day.
• Deeply and infrequently.

Prune

• Shrubs and trees need dead and damaged wood removed.
• Blackberries' new growth to a 3 foot height to enhance side branching after harvesting.

Fertilize

• Use organic fertilizer on all planting areas.
• Apply Texas Greensand to help with iron deficiency, which results in yellowed leaves.
• Use an organic fertilizer on all potted plants and annual flowers.
• All plantings and lawns should be sprayed with Extreme Juice every 2 to 4 weeks.

Pest Control

• Dust with natural diatomaceous earth or release beneficial nematodes for fleas, ticks and chiggers.
• Spider mites can be controlled with Extreme Juice sprayed every 3 days for a total of 9 days.
• Release trichogramma wasps for bagworms and other caterpillars. A spray with Bacillus thuringiensis will work also.
• Garlic-pepper tea or summer weight horticultural oil will remove lace bugs and elm leaf beetles.
• Use Extreme Juice plus garlic tea for black spots on roses.

Plant

• Pumpkins for October harvest.
• Palms and cacti.
• Start fall tomatoes from seed.
• Desert trees, shrubs, palms and cacti.
• Bermuda and St. Augustine lawns.
• Periwinkle, lantana, cosmos, verbena, portulaca, amaranthus.
• Tropical colors of hibiscus, pentas, mandevillas, bougainvillea.

Odds 'n Ends

• Leave clippings on lawn as you mow weekly.
• Add new matter and turn compost pile.
• Add mulch to all bare soil.
• De-thatch your summer lawn if needed.
• Start harvesting grapes.

Email Dave, the Garden Guy, with your gardening questions!

To book the Garden Guy for your upcoming events, please contact Jen via
e-mail at beth@gardenguy.com. She'll get back to you within 1 to 2 business
days to get the exact details and let you know Dave's availability.