Win a $1,000 Extreme Garden Makeover
It’s time for the 5th Annual McDade’s $1,000 Extreme Garden Makeover Drawing. Transform your landscape into a garden paradise. One lucky McDade’s customer will win the $1,000 professionally installed garden makeover.
For every $20 purchased now through June 30th, your name is placed into the Makeover drawing. A $40 purchase receives 2 entries and so on – there’s no limit to the number of entries!
$1,000 Prize includes:
$500 Shopping Spree at McDade’s Nursery
$250 Professional Landscape Installation
$250 Nature’s Guide Organic Products
Previous winners were all local to Cedar Creek Lake – Denise Bradley 2013,Toni Niles 2012, Joanie Bechard 2011 and Dave Davis 2010. For full contest details see store or click here to visit our website. The Makeover is sponsored by Nature’s Guide.
The winner will be announced at the close of business June 30th.
June Gardening Tips
If you fertilized your lawn back in late February or early March, it’s now time to give it a second feeding. Horticultural experts agree a spring, summer and fall fertilization schedule is the best and most effective treatment for lawns.
Applying now, gives your grass the nutrients it requires to withstand the higher temperatures we’ll see in July and August. We highly recommend a fertilizer with a 16-4-12 formulation.
Likewise, applying a pre-emergent on your lawn in June will help prevent unwanted weeds, especially those annoying grassburrs (sandburs). A pre-emergent prevents weed seeds from germinating. Corn gluten acts as an effective organic pre-emergent without harm to animals or children.
Remember to move the cutting height of your lawn mower up a notch. Having a taller, thicker lawn will require less watering and will keep the grass looking greener. You also don’t have to mow as often!
During June, we see a dramatic increase in the number of pests in the garden along with different types of fungus. Be on the lookout for insect damage that can quickly destroy vegetable and flower beds. Act quickly by using an approved insecticide to prevent spread and further damage. Fungus can show up in your lawn (especially St. Augustine), on shrubs (like roses), fruit trees and in the vegetable garden.
For gardeners interested in using organic products, neem oil and diatomaceous earth are effective and safe ways to treat insects on vegetables, fruits and berries. Beneficial nematodes kill in-ground grubs and fire ants and Nolo Bait will control grasshoppers. (We are already starting to see young grasshopper around the lake.)
Help protect plants and conserve water by applying a fresh layer of mulch to your flower and vegetable beds. Mulch keeps the soil temperature cooler, keeps out weeds and retains water below the soil line. Cedar and cypress mulch are especially effective as it repels insects.
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