The following recommendations,
when observed, should result in the survival of all plant materials
installed:
MARCH,
APRIL, MAY
Water only when the soil appears dry on the surface and is
dry three to four inches deep. If you have an automatic sprinkling
system, this will be applying some water to the trees in the lawn
area. Therefore, these trees may only need to be thoroughly soaked
by hand once per week or once per two weeks, depending in the soil
type and if the weather is rainy versus hot, dry, and windy. When
the shrubs in the planting beds have sprinkler systems, they apply
water less frequently than the lawn sprinklers apply water to the
lawn. The plants in these planting beds should be watered twice
each week during the cooler months, and three times per week during
the warmer months.
APRIL,
MAY
A spray schedule should be followed to apply borer killer to the
trunks and main branches of Honeylocust, Ash, Silver Maple, Crabapple,
and Oaks. This is a preventive spray necessary to help control
insects that tunnel into the tree trunk and main branches; apply
once per week.
JUNE,
JULY, AUGUST
Continue as above with watering and borer spraying and increase
the frequency of watering in the shrub beds if there is a lack
of rainfall. Lawn planted trees should be watered by hand once
per week if the soil type is a heavy clay and appears to be dry
three to four inches deep. In a soil type that drains better, the
soil will dry out to the three to four inch depth sooner, therefore,
watering may be required more often (possibly two to three times
per week). The only sure way to water properly is to dig into the
three to four inch portion of the soil and physically check the
moisture.
SEPTEMBER,
OCTOBER, NOVEMBER
Continue watering as necessary. This may be only once per week
for all plants. You may discontinue the borer spraying.
NOVEMBER,
DECEMBER, JANUARY, FEBRUARY
Fertilize all plants with Fertilome Tree and Shrub food in November.
Only water trees and shrubs if the soil is not frozen and only
when the soil appears dry on the surface and is dry three to four
inches deep. If there is a lack of rainfall (or snow) during this
period, the maximum frequency should be a thorough soaking once
every three weeks.
