• All warm-season grasses; bermuda, zoysia, St. Augustine, and buffalo.
• Summer annual color, such as portulaca, marigold, zinnia, periwinkle, lantana, copperleaf, amaranthus, cosmos, and verbena.
• Tropical color: bougainvilleas, hibiscus, pentas, allamandas, mandevillas, etc.
• Crepe myrtle, while in bloom to be sure of color.
• Shrubs and trees.
• Fall tomatoes.

• All planting areas deeply but infrequently during dry periods.
• Potted plants regularly. Daily waterings are needed for some plants.

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• All planting areas with an organic fertilizer. This should be the second major fertilization.
• Foliar feed all plantings and lawns with Garrett Juice.
• Iron deficiency results in yellowed leaves with dark green veins on the newest growth first. Apply iron and sulfur products. Epsom salts spray will also help in alkaline soil areas. Treat soil with Texas greensand.

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• Spider mites: garlic-pepper tea and seaweed. Spray every 3 days for 9 days total. Spray citrus oil.
• Fleas, ticks, chiggers: diatomaceous earth, beneficial nematodes. Spray citrus products.
• Bagworms: (Bt) Bacillus thuringiensis.
• Webworms in pecans, persimmons: Bt and include one teaspoon of liquid soap to improve penetration.
• Scale insects, including mealy bugs: summer-weight horticultural oil or citrus oil.
• Black spot on roses, mildew, and other fungi: Garrett Juice, garlic, potassium bicarbonate.
• Weeds: hand remove and work on improving soil health.
• Lacebugs, elm leaf beetles: garlic-pepper tea, summer-weight horticultural oil or Garrett Juice plus citrus oil.

• Blackberries to remove fruiting canes after harvest. Prune new canes to encourage side branching.
• Remove spent flowers from daisies, daylilies, cannas, and other summer flowers.
• Dead and damaged wood from trees and shrubs as needed.

• Mow weekly and leave clippings on the lawn.
• Turn compost pile.
• Mulch all bare soil.
• Feed the birds!