Garden chores for the month of June
The glory of Colorado summers begin in June. Landscape plantings explode with new growth and start to reward us with color and beauty. Here are few tips to help keep your landscape colorful and healthy.
- Fertilize lawn.
- Check all trees and shrubs for insect pests
- Continue mowing operations.
- Feed roses.
- Dead head annuals.
- Remove weeds.
- Inspect sprinkler system operation, adjust timing as needed.
July is the month when landscape color pops with the intensity of a fireworks display. Here are few reminders to help you maintain the brilliant colors in your landscape.
- Check for lawn fungi.
- Prune shrubs after flowering.
- Continue mowing operations.
- Cut back bulb foliage when it starts to yellow.
- Dead head annuals and perennials.
- Remove weeds.
- Inspect sprinkler system operation, adjust timing as needed.
August is the hottest month of the year, but our summer afternoon storms help to keep us cool as we work out in the yard. Here are a few reminders to help keep you keep your landscape beautiful and healthy.
- Continue mowing operations.
- Dead head annuals and perennials.
- Inspect sprinkler system operation, adjust timing as needed.
Weed Control
A weed is considered any plant that grows where it isn’t wanted. Weed control is probably the most tedious of all tasks that must be kept up in order to maintain a garden. It also may be the most important task because it eradicates invasive plants that steal nutrients and water from the plants that are purposely planted.
Fortunately, there are a few steps that can be taken to help prevent a lot of weeds from germinating. For example, applying wood mulch at the recommended depth of 3” prevents the sun from penetrating weed seeds. Weeds that inevitably germinate should be pulled before they go to seed so that they can’t spread; plus, it’s much easier to pull weeds when they’re young and tender.
Make sure to pull the whole weed including the root so that it won’t come back. There are various garden tools that can be used to make weeding more efficient. The use of herbicides should be limited to times when the weeds are excessive.