Tip #5: Fertilize perennials for the final time of the season.
If necessary, fertilize perennials with a good flower fertilizer or plant food.
Tip #6: Fertilize Roses if you haven't done so within the last six weeks.
An application every 6 weeks or so of a good rose fertilizer keep roses blooming and healthy. When fertilizing hybrid tea roses you can use a fertilizer containing systemic insecticide.
Tip #7: Seperate Iris this month.
After using a spade to dig up and seperate the plants dip the tubers (base of the Iris) in a solution of 1 part Clorox to 9 parts water to kill any diseases that may be present before transplanting elsewhere in the garden.
Tip #8: If you want to transplant a Southern Magnolia do so now.
Before digging up the Magnolia tree to be transplanted dig the hole for its new location. When digging up the tree, make sure to start digging at a point as far away from the trunk as possible to retain more of the root system. Transplant as soon as possible. When transplanting, mix in Claycutter Soil Ammendment at a 50/50 ratio with the soil dug from the hole. Tamp backfill mix to remove air pockets. After transplanting water in with a solution of Root Stimulator. Mulch with pinestraw or wood mulch, and stake if necessary.
Tip #9: August is a good time to sart planning for Fall planting.
With Fall just around the corner you might want to start thinking about what types of fall planting you'll do. Fall Garden Mums will begin arriving soon at nursery and garden centers in the South. Mums and are a great way to add perennial color to your landscape. Pansies will be in stock at nursery and garden centers soon as well; usually around the middle of September. Fall is also the best time to plant shrubs and trees in the landscape. WHen planted in fall, they will not require nearly as much attention to watering and will settle in to their new environment before benefiting from a major root flush the following spring.
