April – June
April
- Continue fertilizing bed areas
- Check irrigation settings
- Complete preventative insecticide applications (see
March)
-Scale (hawthornes, camellias, hollies)
-Aphids (crepes)
-Lacebugs (azaleas)
- Remulch beds under live oaks (after leaf drop)
- Double check University Center prior to
commencement - Remove spent cool-season annuals
May
- Prune Spring-blooming shrubs after they bloom
-azaleas, hawthornes, loropetalums, etc
- Total irrigation inspection (including coverage)
- Apply sethoxydim to suppress torpedograss/bermudagrass in
broadleaf
ornamentals / groundcovers
- Apply imazaquin to control select weeds in tolerant
landscapes
-dollarweed/nutsedge in Asian Jasmine, liriope, junipers
- Monitor insect pest thresholds:
-scale (hawthornes, camellias, hollies)
-aphids (crepes)
-lacebugs
(azaleas)
- Scout for lacebugs on lantana (spray acephate)
- Remulch beds under live oaks (after leaf drop)
June
- Complete pruning of Spring-blooming shrubs
- Check irrigation settings
- Trim established Asian jasmine, as needed
- Scout for insects/monitor thresholds:
-whiteflies (gardenias, perennials)
-aphids (gardenias, perennials)
-lacebugs (azaleas, lantana)
-scale (hawthornes, camellias, hollies, banana shrubs)
-spider mites (roses, perennials)
- Watch for leafspot (hawthornes, roses)
- Mulch areas not previously re-mulched