Spring 2009 Maintenance Calendar

APRIL

• Apply pre-emergence herbicides while planting spring annual beds
• Watch for Azalea leaf gall
• Monitor anthracnose on Dogwood and Maple
• Spray for powdery mildew, crabapple scab, red tip leaf spot, and rose diseases
• Control aphids, webworms, turpentine beetles, bagworms, borers, lacebug, leafminers, spider mites, thrips, and scabs
• Plant summer annuals, and summer flowering bulbs
• Fertilize trees, shrubs, and ground covers (except spring flowering)
• Fertilize and prune Azaleas after blooming
• Fertilize daffodils lightly with 10-10-10
• Prune spring flowering shrubs and vines after flowering
• Mow turf as needed, monitor insect and disease activity
• Apply post-emergence herbicides to turf and shrub beds
• Monitor disease activity on trees and shrubs

MAY

• Monitor grubs and disease in turf
• Fertilize annual flowers once per month
• Prune spring flowering shrubs after flowering
• Prune evergreens for dense growth habit
• Monitor insects and diseases – powdery mildew, lacebug, scale, mites, etc.
• Fertilize spring flowering shrubs after flowering
• Apply growth regulators to fast growing plants to curb pruning needs
• Monitor roses for disease and insects
• Complete planting annuals and summer flowering bulbs
• Cut back and mulch daffodils when foliage dies
• Aerate warm season turf after 75% green up

JUNE

• Monitor turf and shrub disease and insects, maintain an active spray program
• Fertilize and prune Azaleas
• Deadhead annuals and perennials as needed
• Apply pre and post emergence herbicides as needed
• Cut back and mulch daffodils when foliage dies
• Continue fertilization of trees and shrubs
• Monitor and treat Japanese beetles