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Plant of the Month: Texas‘ Silverado’ Sage
September Landscaping Tips
• Watch for chinch bugs and treat with a pyrethrum based insecticide. To prevent chinch bugs, keep your lawn properly watered and healthy.
• When nighttime temperatures cool down, be on the lookout for brown patch. This is caused by over watering, poor drainage and too much fertilizer. Treat with a fungicide.
With our recent drought-like weather, this shrub is a great choice for your landscape with the proper preparation.
The only preparation I would make for the bed is to make it a raised bed. The plant does not like heavy, wet soil. The bed does not need to be organically enriched and will perform better if it is not. It will also do well in a large pot.
It is a pretty shrub that grows 4’ tall and round. It can be kept smaller with pruning. It has small, dense growing silver leaves and lavender flowers throughout the growing season. Just remember to water is regularly until it is established and then water only sparingly afterwards, plant it in a well-drained area and do not fertilize and you’ ll have a really pretty border or accent shrub.
• Divide spring and early summer perennials including daffodils, daylilies, irises, and daisies.
• Hold off on planting your fall / winter color until after Halloween.
• Replenish mulch around trees and shrubs.
• If you are planning on doing any landscaping or tree replacements, fall is the best time of the year for this. They will have plenty of time to establish a good root system over the fall and winter.
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