Fertilize flowers, vegetables, trees and shrubs with Miracle Gro Nursery Select 20-20-20. This is an all purpose water soluble fertilizer.

Fertilize lawns with Best Super Turf 25-5-5. This fertilizer gives 12 weeks of continues slow release feeing.

Grangetto’s now stocks a complete line of Dr. Earth Ogranic Fertilizers in small, medium, and large sizes. Dr. Earth builds healthy soil by adding beneficial soil bacteria and mycorrhizal fungi to activate nutrients more quickly.

Kellogg's Amend Flower & Vegetable Garden Mix is 100% organic. Use as a planting mix, a soil amendment or as a mulch to block weeds.

Insects and pests to watch for:

Ants: Amdro Ant Block granules kills over 14 species of ants.
Gophers: Wilco Gopher Getter
Pine Tip Moths, Aphids: Bayer Tree & Shrub Insect Killer is a systemic drench that gives 12 months of protection. Also effective for borers, Japanese beetles, leafminers, mealy bugs, psylliads, sawfly larvae (rose slugs), thrips and whitefly.

Continue weed control in flowerbeds, vegetables, and lawns. Use mulch, selective herbicides, and Roundup Pro or Roundup Quikpro for control.

Deep water entire garden to flush accumulated salts to prepare for summer heat. Readjust sprinkler settings, repair and add lines to use water more efficiently.

Clean up fallen fruit, vegetables, and flowers regularly as they can harbor pests such as worms, borers, and other destructive larvae.

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