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Timely Topics In the Landscape. Green Thumb Garden Club Evening Session Wade Parker, Jenkins Extension. Planting Time?. Warm mild weather excites us to plant Soil temperature is what matters Seed and transplants grow best at 65 degrees F Monitor soil temperature with soil probe or computer. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Timely Topics In the Landscape
Green Thumb Garden Club
Evening Session
Wade Parker, Jenkins Extension
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Planting Time?• Warm mild weather excites us to plant• Soil temperature is what matters• Seed and transplants grow best at 65 degrees F• Monitor soil temperature with soil probe or computer
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Soil Temperature• UGA has weather monitoring systemhttp://eclipse.griffin.uga.edu/aemn/homepage.shtml
• Monitors current weather statistics• Stores past weather stats
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Weed Control in LawnsWeed I.D.
Dandelion
Chickweed
Florida Betony
Henbit
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Florida BetonyControl
• Good cultural management – Sufficient and timely fertilizer applications– Correct mowing height of lawn– Grow an adapted turf speciesChemicalAtrazine and Weed-B-Gon are best options– Mid-Late October is best time to apply
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Weed Control Cont…Centipede and St. Augustine
• Mid-Late October with Atrazine and Pendimethaliln
• Atrazine and Weed-B-Gon Mid February• Atrazine only in June• Spot spraying with hand sprayer• Overseeding lawn with ryegrass for winter
weed control
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Weed Control in Shrubs• Preemerge-Preen, Treflan, Gallery– Apply early (like now) and again 60 days later– Must have rainfall or irrigation to activate– Mulch or landscape fabric
• Postemerge– Round-up, Ornamec– Atrazine selectively– Casoran granular herbicide is labeled for shrubs and other ornamentals
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Lawn Fertilization• Fertilize 3 times per year• 3 lbs of Nitrogen per year
Calculations• Apply 30 lbs 10-10-10 per year• Apply 10 lbs 10-10-10 each application to get
30 lbs total• 10 lbs X .10(%)=1 1x3=3 lbs
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When Do I Apply Fertilizer• Apply 1st application after spring green-up• Apply 2nd application mid July• Apply 3rd application September• Do not apply in Winter or October
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Pruning
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Why Prune?
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Three T’s for Proper Pruning
Using the appropriate TOOL Using the correct TECHNIQUE Pruning at the right TIME
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Loppers
Scissor-cut
Anvil-cut
Hand Pruners
TOOLS
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Shrubs
Planting Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
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PruningTechnique
Heading
Thinning
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Pruning, Pears and European Plums
1. Fruit on 2 year and older spurs2. Minimal pruning required on older trees3. “Thin out” older branches as production drops4. Avoid “overpruning” to prevent production drops
and excess branch growth.
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Pruning Deciduous Shade Trees
• Remove dead or dying branches• Remove broken or diseased branches• Remove interior and crossing branches• Remove water sprouts• Remove root suckers• Lightly head back to an outside bud.
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Removing a large branch
Jump Cut
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Spring vs. Summer Flowering
Prune spring-flowering plants after they bloom
Prune summer- flowering plants before new growth
begins
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Summer Flowering PlantsCrapemyrtleGlossy Abelia
Goldenrain TreeRose-of-Sharon (Althea)
NandinaShrub RosesSweetshrub
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Spring Flowering Plants Azalea Forsythia Oakleaf Hydrangea Flowering Cherry Flowering Quince
Dogwood Redbud Rhododendron Bradford Pear Wisteria
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The End