Karen's Garden

Calendar: October

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1011 N. Woodlawn

Kirkwood, Missouri

63122

314-965-3070

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Karen Collins, a longtime Sugar Creek employee, has identified
things you can tackle in your garden this month:
    • Winter Annual Weeds: Annual winter weeds germinate in the fall and winter and grow actively in the spring. After they flower in the spring they die. In the fall, new seeds germinate and our problems continue. At Sugar Creek we have a Very Large Notebook that contains information, by month, on many pests and problems and information as to products we recommend for treatment. Stop by the nursery with your weeds and we’ll see if we can solve your problems!
    • Spring Blooming Bulbs: As a Spring Bulb Nerd, I personally recommend planting your spring blooming bulbs when soil temperatures are cooler, preferably November and even into early December. This gives you time to clean up your beds and begin prepping them for winter. Also, it seems to me that the squirrels are busy burying acorns in early fall rather than later.
    • Houseplants: We suggest that before you bring houseplants inside, spray them with Schultz Houseplant & Garden Insect Spray, Schultz Garden Safe Rose & Flower Insect Spray, or Ortho Rose & Flower Insect Killer. Common problems experienced with houseplants are aphids, spider mites, scale insects, whitefly, mealybugs and thrips. These products will solve the problems.
    • Moles and Voles: They’re here and we’ve got products that may help in ridding your gardens of these pests.
    • Spruce, Hemlocks and Junipers: Spider mites proliferate in cooler temperatures and can cause substantial damage. Examine your spruces for yellow needles and treat with Organic Veggie Pharm, Organic Rose Pharm, Organic Flower Pharm, or Bayer Advanced 2-in-1 Systemic Rose & Flower Care.
    • Roses: Apply about a cup of Espoma Triple Phosphate to each rose and work lightly into soil. After second heavy frost, begin to mulch roses with compost, mulch or good top soil to a depth of 8-10 inches. Do not prune roses too heavily in the fall. They over-winter better if most top growth is left intact.
    • Autumn Color: Sugar Creek Gardens has a fabulous stock of beautiful plants to give your gardens a phenomenal display of autumn color. Please stop by and enjoy.

       

      “Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower” ~~ Albert Camus


       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
   

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