May 2009
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2 Test soil to check pH and apply lime if necessary |
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4 Water all new fruit plants thoroughly |
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10 Annuals can be safely planted in the garden |
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12 Plant tomatoes, peppers, and eggplant ►HG 16 |
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14 Continue cover sprays on fruit trees |
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16 ►HG 92 |
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26 Thin fruits of apple trees 3 weeks after petal fall, spacing fruits 6” apart |
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28 Turn compost piles |
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June 2009
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1 Exclude wildife from vegetable gardens with fencing ►HG 90 |
2 | 3 Mulch vegetables and ornamentals |
4 | 5 Fertilize roses during the growing season |
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| 7 | 8 | 9 Control bagworms with B.t. ►HG 32 |
10 | 11 | 12 | 13 Hand-pull or dig out actively growing broadleaf weeds HG ►101 |
| 14 | 15 Strawberry beds in decline can be renovated after harvest EB 125 |
16 | 17 Pinch out flower buds of mums & asters to prevent early flowering |
18 | 19 Keep an eye out for emerald ash borers |
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21 Sow a late crop of squash to prevent squash vine bore |
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25 Keep young and obviously stressed trees watered during dry periods |
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27 Hand-pick Japanese beetles into a bucket of soapy water |
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Do you have a plant or insect pest question? Call the Home and Garden Information Center 800-342-2507 |
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