Johnsons's Garden Centers Text File document - copyright 2002
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Garden Tips
June 2002
Marty Johnson, President, Johnson's Garden Centers 
   and Kansas Certified Nurseryman

WEEDS IN THE GARDEN
    The weeds are coming!! With all the cool, moist conditions of the
past few weeks, the weeds in our gardens have really started to grow. I
can remember one of my first jobs at the Garden Center as a youth was to
pull weeds. This is a great way to rid your garden of weeds, but it
takes a while. I think that Mom and Dad had a good reason to keep their
kids busy pulling weeds, but that's another story.

    You can control weeds easily by using Hi-Yield KILL-ZALL Weed &
Grass Killer. It kills anything it touches, so take care not to get the
spray on desired plants. When the weeds are dead, apply American Brand
Weed & Grass Stopper to prevent more weeds from germinating.

BAGWORMS
    Be on the lookout for those pesky bagworms. They can devour your
favorite juniper or spruce in no time. Use ferti-lome Ornamental &
Evergreen Spray or American Brand Thuricide to control those insects
when first noticed.

GRUBWORMS
    Grubworms are now appearing in our turf areas. Merit is the best
product to use this early in the season. Products such as Hi-Yield
Diazinon and Hi-Yield Dylox work best later in the summer (July and
August).

PRUNING
    You can lightly prune flowering shrubs when they are through
flowering. This will encourage new growth, which will produce flower
buds for next year. Do not prune summer-flowering shrubs such as
Crapemyrtle and Rose of Sharon now because the flower buds are just
about ready to open.

    Feed all shrubs lightly with ferti-lome Tree & Shrub Food to keep
the leaves a dark, healthy green.

LAWN CARE
    Fertilize any turf grass now with ferti-Lome South-West Green Maker
for a slow release form of nitrogen and also a shot of iron and sulfur.
This product will keep your lawn looking good for about a month.