Wednesday, September 14, 2005

THE OLD SIGN PHILOSOPHER, THOUGHT FOR THE DAY!

CARDINALS MAGIC NUMBER IS 1
GREENSCAPE GROWN MUM NUMBER IS 7803

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GREENSCAPE GARDENS IS DONATING $1.00 TO THE RED CROSS HURRICANE KATRINA FUND FOR EVERY RETAIL 2 GALLON MUM PURCHASED DURING SEPTEMBER. TO DATE WE HAVE DONATED OVER $1200.

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FALL LAWN IMPROVEMENT BY OVERSEEDING

The density of many lawns can be improved by introducing seed into the lawn and allowing these plants to germinate. The optimum time to seed cool-season turfgrasses is in September.

• Mow the area to 1 or 1.5 inches to reduce competition from established grasses.
• Apply a starter fertilizer over the entire lawn.
• Multiple aeration of the area. This will increase the seed-soil contact and improve germination and establishment rate. You can never over-aerify at this time, so make many passes over the lawn. A power raking at this time will also help to increase the seed-soil contact.
• Apply the seed to the lawn with either a broadcast spreader or a power overseeder which is a machine that will drop the seeds into small grooves that it cuts into the soil. Try to make 2 to 4 passes over the lawn in different directions with either the broadcast spreader or the power overseeder to insure a uniform seeding. Apply turf type fescue at a rate of 5# of seed per thousand square feet for overseeding. Bare ground seeding apply at a rate of 12# per thousand square feet.
• Water the newly-seeded area three to four times daily. Light, frequent irrigation is the rule.
• Mow frequently to limit the competition from the established turf. Mow at 2.5 inches until new seedlings have been cut at least two times. A normal mowing height of 2.5 to 3.5 inches should be maintained once the seed is established.
• Six weeks after germination, apply Fertilome fertilizer with Iron. An additional application of winterizing fertilizer should be applied in early November.

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Kristi said...

In April of this year, we cleared some ground in front of our house and put in a new bed. I was very excited and had grand plans for this bed. Soon thereafter I started working 18 hour days, we were beset by late frosts and a very hot dry summer. The bed went to hell in a handbasket.

So, now, its September, I'm starting to dig out at work and I was looking at that bed this weekend and almost cried. I have no idea what plants to put in to make it look good year round. In the begining I put 4 azaleas in it, lined one side with dusty miller, the other side with marigolds, threw in some snapdragons and thats abut it.

Here is the pics of just after it was finished. http://www.nocturnal.org/~kevans/flowerbed.htm
The azaleas died a slow painful death, the dustymiller took off and grew like mad, the marigolds grew a little too much and look gaudy.

I live near the begining of my subdivision and this bed is in the very front of my house, I want it to look nice year round. Please help. Please.
I do have gardening experience but not enough time. I do want to put some tulips in so its that lovely mass of blooms in the spring, other than that....I'm at a loss...

Dimensons are:
36" wide, bordered on one side by sidewalk. Approximatly 10 feet to the bend, then another 12 feet to the driveway. (see pictures in url above).

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