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Agriculture Page 3 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma ‘Wednesday, September 9, 2020 Garden tips for September Landscape ground. tember 15. Plan to seed bluegrass, White grub damage can For more information, Watch for fall specials at Begin to reduce the Winter broadleaf weeds fescue or ryegrass as needed become visible this month. contact Greg Hartman, garden centers and nurseries amount of light on outside like dandelion will begin to in shady areas in mid- to Apply appropriate soil in- since fall is a great time for tropical houseplants by plac- emerge in late September, Beckham/Washita County late-September. Fall is the secticide if white grubs are a planting many ornamentals. ing them under shade trees which is also the best time best time to establish cool- problem. Water product into Extension Office, at 580- Choose spring flowering before bringing them in- to control them with a2, 4-D bulbs as soon as available. doors for the winter. type herbicide. season lawns. soil. 928-2139 or 580-832-3356. Plant cool-season annu- Vegetables If pre-emergent control als like pansies, ornamental You have all of September of winter-annual weeds Better water for better living. cabbage or kale, snapdrag- to plant cool-season veg- (henbit, chickweed, annual ons and dusty miller when etables like spinach, leaf let- bluegrass, etc.) is desired SALES ¢ SERVICE ¢ RENTALS temperatures begin to cool. tuce, mustard and radishes, in lawns, the application * Water Softeners * Salt Delivery & Filter Changes Watch for and control any and until the middle of Sep- should be completed by the * Reverse Osmosis Systems * Free Water Analysis late infestations of tree web- worms. tember to plant rutabagas, Swiss chard, garlic and tur- second week of September. (580) 323-2041 You could give your people (800) 310-6336 Culligan Water Note: Do not treat areas that Twig girdler _ insects nips. will be seeded in the fall. should be controlled if large Lawn Continue bermudagrass culligan.com numbers of small branches Last nitrogen fertilizer spray program with glypho- of elms, pecans, or persim- application of the year on sate products for areas being mons are uniformly girdled warm-season grasses should converted over to tall fescue from the tree and fall to the be applied no later than Sep- this fall. Now is the time to plan for spring flowering bulbs Beckham County Exten- 2. DO plan for a longer bulbs and discard any small, sion Office display of blooms by mixing weak, or damaged bulbs. Be different species and variet- It won’t be long, and you sure to also try some of the will be receiving catalogs ies of species. For example, other spring-flowering spe- in the mail, emails from there are early, mid, and late cies besides the typical ones, bulb suppliers or see spring season blooming varieties such as: flowering bulbs show up in of tulips. By choosing some Alstroemeria ligtu (Peru- the garden centers. Why? of each you can extend the vian lily), Allium spp. (Giant Because fall is the best time blooming time over several allium), Anemone coronaria to plant them. In Oklahoma weeks. (Poppy anemone), Anemone late-September through 3. DO choose a site with nemorosa (Wood anemone), mid-November is the ideal excellent drainage. Bulbs Convallaria majalis (Lily- time to start planting de- hate soggy _ conditions, of-the-Valley), Crocus spp. pending on where you live which can be common in (Crocus), Fritillaria imperia- in the state, Oklahoma clay soils. Plant lis (Crown imperial), Fritil- To get the best quality in raised beds, on slopes, or laria melagris (Checkered a ae bulbs, order early or visit any other well-drained spot. lily), Galanthus spp. (Snow- drop), Muscari spp. (Grape your garden center soon for the best pickings. The They also need full sun, at least 6 hours of direct, unfil- hyacinth), Scilla campanu- Get back to school, back to lata, also Hyacinthoides larger bulb usually means a healthy, vigorous plant. I tered light a day. 4. DON’T plant too deep, hispanica (Wood hyacinth work and back to life. enjoy browsing through the not even tulips. Plant bulbs or squill), and Scilla spp. Keep everyone connected with high speed internet selections available from no deeper than about two to (Squill). from Sparklight®. the many bulb suppliers be- three times the diameter of In addition to spring-flow- cause they have a larger va- the bulb. 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