Ryan Sproul
Posted: Tuesday, July 2, 2013 12:00 am
Grove Sun – Delaware County Journal
Vegetable Garden
Make fall vegetable garden plantings in late July. Fact Sheet HLA-6009 gives planting recommendations.
Lawn
Brown patch disease of cool-season grasses can be a problem.
Meet water requirements of turfgrasses.
Fertilization of warm-season grasses can continue if water is present for growth.
Vegetative establishment of warm-season grasses should be completed by the end of July to ensure the least risk of winter kill.
Mowing heights for cool-season turf grasses should be at 3 inches during hot, dry summer months. Gradually raise mowing height of bermudagrass lawns from 1½ to 2 inches.
Sharpen or replace mower blades as needed. Shredded leaf blades are an invitation to disease and allow more stress on the grass.
Tree and Shrub
Control bermudagrass around trees and shrubs with Poast, Fusilade or Glyphosate herbicides. Follow directions closely to avoid harming desirable plants.
Fruits
Continue insect combat and control in the orchard, garden and landscape.
Check pesticide labels for “stop” spraying recommendations prior to harvest.
Harvest fruit from the orchard early in the morning and refrigerate as soon as possible.
Flowers
Divide and replant crowded Hybrid iris (Bearded Iris) after flowering until August.
General Landscape
Water plants deeply and early in the morning. Most plants need approximately 1 to 2 and 1/2 inches of water per week.
Providing birdbaths, shelter and food will help turn your landscape into a backyard wildlife habitat.
Insect identification is important so you don’t get rid of the “Good Guys.”
The hotter and drier it gets, the larger the spider mite populations!
Expect some leaf fall, a normal reaction to drought. Water young plantings well.
Well hopefully we can continue to get a shower or two and keep our gardens, pastures and crops growing. Even though it is officially summer, the temperatures seem cooler than what we normally have. Let me know if there is anything I can help you with. Have a good week!!
Ryan Sproul is the extension educator, for ag and 4-H youth development, with the OSU Extension Services in Delaware County. For more information, or to contact Sproul, persons interested may call 918-253-4332 or email ryan.sproul@okstate.edu.
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