Radio Show Recap
This Summer has been a hot one, requiring a little extra water and care in the garden. Noelle filled in for Angelo this week and shared tips for managing the garden through heat and moderate drought. She also shared tips for mid-season fertilizing along with some fantastic summer-blooming plant combinations for the sun and shade. PLUS she answers callers’ questions like “I have whitefly all over my Rudbeckia, how should I treat it”, and “my established raspberry bushes didn’t produce much fruit this year, how can I improve that next season”?
What looks great in the garden right now:
- For the Shade:
- Hosta ‘Cherry Berry’, Hydrangea ‘Let’s Dance Lovable’, Heuchera ‘Forever Red’ & Fern ‘Lady in Red’
- For the Sun:
- All the panicle hydrangeas, especially ‘Quick Fire’ family (earliest bloomers) & Limelight family (still tightly budded), Coneflowers ‘Butterfly Rainbow Marcella’ & ‘Vintage Lime’, Rose Reminiscent Coral (fragrant, clean), and the variegated Weigela like My Monet series & ‘Rainbow Sensation’ look great when not blooming.
Mid-Season Garden Solutions
- SHOP Eight to control Japanese Beetles
- SHOP Plantskydd to protect against rabbits & deer
- SHOP Mosquito Beater dunks to prevent mosquitos in ponds and fountains
- SHOP Osmocote to fertilize annuals and perennials
- Shop Garden-tone to fertilize vegetables
- SHOP Captain Jack’s DeadBug Brew to manage insect issues
- SHOP Copper Fungicide to treat powdery mildew on vegetables like cucumbers, pumpkin, squash, and melons, and flowers like peony, phlox, clematis, and beebalm.