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