This is the time of the year when your lawn demands special attention. Cool-Season Grasses During the hot months of July and August, our cool-season grasses were semi-dormant. As the weather cools they enter a second stage of growth, storing food for winter. Fertilize your grass now for a better lawn next season. Has your … Read more
The first damaging frost sometimes arrives during September, in and around New York City it may occur as early as the second or third week of the month, and those of us who live in valleys may be surprised by a frost even earlier than that. My neighbor whose place is on the hill above … Read more
Divide peonies if roots are too crowded for good bloom. Plant in a sunny, well-drained location. Choose early, midseason, and late-blooming varieties when buying new plants. Set out balled nursery stock and water newly-set evergreens up until freezing weather. Set out bare-root deciduous stock after leaves have fallen. Fill in around the roots with topsoil … Read more
September is the last month for heavy rose feeding. Feeding now will stimulate new growth for bloom next month. The exhibitor who expects to enter October rose shows will need to get ready now. If liquid fertilizer is used, soak the soil before and allow one pint of solution per plant. Do not use a … Read more