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What to do NOW: September 5 - September 11

Trees, Shrubs and Roses

If bindweed was a problem in shrubs areas, untangle some of the stems and place them on the soil surface where they can be sprayed with Roundup without getting spray on the shrubs. Roundup is very effective at this time of year as the chemical is taken down into the underground root system. Very often young trees lose their leaves very late as they continue to grow late in the year to build up strength. Shrub roses and ramblers could now be pruned by removing some of the shoots that flowered.

Flowers

Buy spring bulbs and plant them as soon as possible - the fresher they are going into the ground, the better they will flower. Pot up thirty to fifty crocus corms in a broad shallow bowl for a terrific spring display. There is a last chance to take cuttings of tender plants such as marguerites, fuchsias and argyranthemums to carry over winter. Continue feeding and watering baskets and other containers on a regular basis.

Lawn

If the weather is warm, there is often a surge of grass growth during early September. Continue mowing regularly and apply an autumn lawn feed. Prepare now for sowing new lawn areas, or re-sowing this month or next. Keep edges neat around beds and borders. Apply sulphate of iron moss killer at any time if moss was a problem last winter, but it is important to feed the grass so that it can compete with moss.

(Information source: www.garden.ie)

Micheal Quinn: Dip. Hort. National Botanic Gardens - 6 Gleneaston Lawns, Leixlip, Co. Kildare

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