May

What to Plant:

Vegetables & Fruits:

Try something NEW- Plant a yard full of Tropical Fruits! Great choices of Mango, Avocado, Lychee, Carambola, Pineapples, Barbados Cherries, Papaya, Figs or Berries-Blue, Black or Raspberries. Makes me hungry for Fruit Salad!

Let your yard supply you with the rewards of your hard work!

Also plant some veggies: Okra, Tomato, Cucumber, Peppers, Beans, Squash, Southern Peas, Sweet Potato, Summer Squash, Watermelon, Cantaloupe, Pumpkins, Collards, Eggplant and more.

Flowers:

Ageratum, Blue Wonder, Heather, Caladiums, Blue Daze, Coleus, Diamond Frost, Daylillies, Lantana, Marigold, Penta, Purslane, Salvia, Torenia, Vinca and more.

Herbs:

Basil, Chives, Dill, Oregano, Cilantro, Rosemary, Lavendar, Mints, Sweet Marjoram, Sage, Savory Thyme and other favorites.

What to Do:

Houseplants:

• Remove yellowing foliage and repot as needed
• Wash away dust and bugs
• Trim overgrown stems
• Move weaker plants to patio or porch
• Continue to fertilize with Formula "B" and Jack's Classic
• Vitamix all for boost of vitality
• May move outdoors into shady areas
• Pinch or cut back to encourage new growth
• Turn plants inside to allow light to even out growth
• Use Systemic Insect Granules to eliminate insect problems-MONTHLY
• Divide those bromeliads and orchids
• Repot plants growing too large for their containers

The Landscape:

• Remove damaged limbs and foliage
• Complete pruning of overgrown plants treat with Pruning Sealer
• Transplant Palms and/or add new ones!
• Cut back shrubs to thicken growth lower on plants
• Follow all planting instruction guidelines per Busy Bee recommendations!
• Prune & fertilize azaleas after flowering
• Control black spot & mites on roses-FEED them MONTHLY
• Check gardens for signs of insect invasions
• Replenish mulches as needed to control weeds and help retain moisture
• Add heat/summer tolerant color to beautify
• Fertilize all plants/trees every three months
• Use VitaMix to increase vitality
• Plant a Butterfly Garden as a great summer project!
• Apply Systemic Drench EVERY 6 Months to PREVENT insect problems
• Remove "sucker"growth from trees to keep them from becoming BUSHES!

The Lawn:

• Fertilize with 16-0-8
• Seed, plug or sod new lawns & fill in bare areas
• Treat chinch bugs if needed
• Apply herbicides if needed (Image used in St. Augustine-due to HEAT)
• Apply a fertilizer containing iron only, such as Ironite or Milorganite to green-up yellowing lawns

The Green House:

• Replace plastic coverings with shadecloth
• Feed container-grown plants monthly or weekly with water soluable fertilizers and Busy Bee's VitaMix
• Prepare cuttings taken from spring growth with Rootone Powder
• Use Fertilome Root Stimulator to promote root growth
• Use Systemic Insect Granules to eliminate insect problems-MONTHLY
• Move large container grown plants outdoors

Vegetables and Fruits:

• Feed vegetables with Jack's 20-20-20 and Garden Tone/Tomato Tone
• Spray veggies weekly with Copper, Daconil or Dithane to control fungus problems
• Apply Spinosad to contol Leaf Miners
• Use VitaMix to boost vitality
• Transplant seedlings outdoors using Fertilome Root Stimulator
• Use Southern Ag Citrus Nutrional Spray
• Monitor and control pests and fungus(Usually there are LOTS!)
• Make sure your trellis/cages are secure against the heavy winds