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| What trees suffer with Oak Wilt? |
| When is a good time to prune trees? |
In the fall, when the sap has moved back to the tree trunk, with the exception of Live Oaks, which should be pruned in February.
| Should I cut back my perennials? |
Try not to, unless absolutely unsightly to you. It's better for a plant to go dormant on it's own with a natural die back. Then cut back in the spring to get rid of dead wood.
| What's a good program for healthy sod? |
Top dress the entire yard in the Spring with an organic compost -- 1/4" -- and work it in with a leaf rake, then water. If you feel the need to aerate the lawn, do so before composting. In the fall, fertilize with an organic dry fertilizer such as Bio-Form Dry. According to a Texas A&M University study, organic dry fertilizers only need one application per year, as opposed to two applications a year with the chemical so-called "time-release" fertilizers. A&M said those urea coated "time-release" chemical fertilizers tended to all break down and run off as soon as the sprinklers come on or a good hard rain -- and all the chemicals go down into the watershed.
Ask questions from our expert, Deena Spellman -- please e-mail Deena at Bastrop Gardens.
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Revised Feb. 24, 2007.