Monthly Tip for September

Water more frequently

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Calendar for Organic Gardening – September

Water

• Deeply and infrequently.

Prune

• Summer flowering perennials need spent blooms removed.
• Surface tree roots need to be removed but no more than 20% of the root system per year
• Wisterias that failed to bloom need the roots pruned..

Fertilize

• Use organic fertilizer on all planting areas (10-20lbs./1,000 sq ft.); especially peppers and tomatoes.
• All planting areas and lawns need to be foliar fed with Extreme Juice.

Pest Control

• Treat grub worms with beneficial nematodes.
• Spray bacillus thuringiensis for cabage loopers on cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage and brussel sprouts.
• Garlic tea or water blast takes care of aphids on tender, new fall growth. Adding 2 oz. molasses to gallon of spray is better.
• Release ladybugs.
• Dust fire ant mounds with diatomaceous earth then release beneficial nematodes.
• Black spot and powdery mildew on roses can be treated with Extreme Juice plus 1 cup skim milk per gallon of spray.
• Kill white flies with insecticidal soap.
• If plants are suffering from iron chlorosis use chelated iron and sulfer, or Texas Greensand.

Plant

• Remember plant your wildflower seeds if you haven’t already- you have from late September to early November.
• By early September finish warm season lawn grass planting.
• Time to transplant established spring flowering bulbs – iris and daylilies.
• Perennials.
• Cool season grasses and leafy root crops – carrots, turnips and beets.

Odds ‘n Ends

• Leave grass clippings on lawn when you do your weekly mowing.
• Turn the compost pile.
• Remove bad fruit on citrus.
• Start refrigerating tulips and hyacinth bulbs.