Store in jars, envelopes, or paper bags (not plastic) to plant in November. Collect seeds from spring-blooming plants.Leave clippings on the lawn to naturally fertilize. Don’t remove more than 1/3 of the top at a time. As we head into summer, keep the roots cool by leaving the grass long. Move the lawn mower setting up to high.Walk the garden in early morning to pick off stink bugs and largus bugs from tomatoes.Remove damaged leaves to the trash (not the compost pile). Aphids and other insects can create sooty mold on plants, a fungus that develops from their secretions (honeydew).Ladybugs and green lacewings will be chomping down those aphids, so watch for them and their larvae.Be sure to get the undersides of the leaves. It’s easy to spray them off with a hard blast of water. Fertilize every few weeks through growing season. Citrus with high nitrogen fertilizer like Citrus-tone.Fertilize bougainvillea with high nitrogen.Foliar feed flowers and vegetables with liquid seaweed.Late-spring blooming bulbs while you can still see them!.Once-only spring bloomers if you haven’t already.Cut back fall blooming perennials like aster.No need to apply pruning paint to other trees.Trees: DO NOT prune red oaks and live oaks unless damaged.Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Vegetable Planting Guides (Central Texas).Cantaloupe, okra, Southern peas, sweet potato slips, pumpkin, summer & winter squash, watermelon.Basil, catnip/catmint, oregano, thyme, rosemary, Mexican mint marigold, peppermint, lemongrass, lemon balm, lemon verbena, bay laurel.Top new containers with light layer of mulch to conserve water use decomposed granite, pea gravel or other grit for potted succulents.Clean up and replant containers-annuals, perennials, herbs, hibiscus, vegetables in larger containers.Ornamental (clumping) grasses like muhly and Mexican feather grass.Crinum lilies, cannas, caladiums, ginger.Perennials & vines: (shade them for a week or so).Annuals: zinnia, cosmos, sunflower, celosia, penta, periwinkle, gomphrena, portulaca and other “ice” plant succulents, Mexican sunflower, salvia coccinea.The closer together they’re planted, the more massive the effect, but also the sooner they’ll get overcrowded and need to be dug and divided. When planting, place the rhizome very close to the top of the soil, placing them anywhere from eight to twelve inches apart. Irrigate deeply but infrequently, especially in summer. Well-drained soil is important, as these plants grow from succulent, underground stems, called rhizomes, which will rot if the soil stays too wet. They will grow in shade but blooms will be sparse, if any. Cut off any rotten or holey rhizomes when dividing.īearded irises want at least six hours of sun, preferably in morning and early afternoon. September and October is the perfect time to divide and fertilize them with a 6-10-10 or similar ratio granular product. These heirloom plants are prized, too, for springtime blooms in countless colors and markings.Ī common question is: how do I get them to bloom? For one thing, overcrowding can impede bloom performance.
Bearded iris bring evergreen, drought-tough structure to the garden all year long.
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