Fresh off the press is the new and updated December edition of Amy’s Horticultural tasks. Click on the link below for Amy’s December Tasks:

Amy’s December . . . → Read More: Amy’s December Horticultural Tasks

Fall is a great time for gardening in the Midlands of South Carolina. Click here to get great horticultural tips for October from . . . → Read More: Amy’s October Horticultural Tasks

It’s August, the dog days of summer are upon us, and as always Amy knows just just what we should do – and not do – in our gardens. Check out Amy’s August . . . → Read More: Amy’s August Horticulatural Tasks

Annuals

If you used a slow release fertilizer in the spring to fertilizer your annuals, now is the time to reapply. They have a four month life span, so this application will take you through the remainder of the growing season. Pay close attention to plants in containers as they will dry out faster than will plants in the ground. Many annuals will need to be dead headed to keep them blooming. Pinch back coleus and impatiens to keep them from becoming leggy.

Turf

This is not the time to try to establish a new turf area. Watch for . . . → Read More: Amy’s July Horticultural Tasks

Annuals

If you’re thoroughly sick of winter by now, then start planning for color in your yard.  Even if you have physical limitations, you can have a garden by having colorful planting containers.  Window boxes, hanging baskets, and pots placed near your entrance can welcome visitors to your home.  Limit your use of annuals to what can be easily planted in just a small amount of time, and use perennials that return each year to provide the bulk of your color.

Turf

Relax.  Enjoy the break from the heat and mowing.  Have you had a soil sample taken yet?  Don’t procrastinate any longer!

Perennials

Now is . . . → Read More: Amy’s February Horticultural Tasks

Annuals

While you may think January is a crazy time to be thinking about warm season annuals, this isn’t really so crazy at all if you like to save money. In Columbia, our last frost date is around March 21st. Flower seeds are very inexpensive and can offer you a greater selection of choices than your local garden center can offer. Seed packets will tell you how many weeks from time of sowing to planting are needed. Count backwards from March 21st to see when the seeds you wish to grow should be sown. Don’t plant any sooner than this, as your . . . → Read More: Amy’s January Horticultural Tasks

Annuals

The kids have returned to school, and football fans descend on Columbia to support their teams.  Even though our thoughts have turned to fall, summer is not yet over.  Don’t neglect summer annuals.  Keep them weeded and deadheaded so visitors to Columbia have the impression that this is a beautiful city.  It’s too early yet to plant cool season annuals, since the heat will cause them to stretch and become “leggy”.  High heat and humidity is typical this time of year, often a result of tropical storms during hurricane season.  These can cause fungal problems, so be on the look out . . . → Read More: Amy’s September Horticultural Tasks

Annuals

If you used a slow release fertilizer in the spring to fertilizer your annuals, now is the time to reapply. They have a four month life span, so this application will take you through the remainder of the growing season. Pay close attention to plants in containers as they will dry out faster than will plants in the ground. Many annuals will need to be dead headed to keep them blooming. Pinch back coleus and impatiens to keep them from becoming leggy.

Turf

This is not the time to try to establish a new turf area. Watch for damage from mole crickets, beetles, . . . → Read More: Amy’s July Horticultural Tasks