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Transplanting
in Summer Not the Best
Summer may be an ideal
time to move into a new home, but it's not the best of times to
move your precious plant collections to their new digs. But many
gardeners just hate the thought of leaving all of their beautiful
flowers and shrubs behind.
Summer is usually the
worst time of year to move any plant. Transplants often wilt during
hot, dry weather because they lose water faster than they can take
it up. When plants are lifted out of the soil for transplanting,
many of the feeder roots which are responsible for water uptake
are broken. Newly set transplants need time to develop new feeder
roots.
Ideally, you should wait
until late summer or early fall to move most perennial flowers and
woody shrubs. Late winter or early spring, before new growth begins,
is also a good time to transplant established plants.
Full
Story, http://www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/summertransplanting.html
Helping
the Lawn Through a Hot, Muggy August
The recent hot weather
is very stressful for cool season turf such as Kentucky bluegrass,
tall fescue and especially perennial ryegrass. Photosynthesis slows
drastically as temperatures approach the 100° mark, and the
root system begins to decline as heat stress increases. In this
weakened state, turfgrass plants become vulnerable to disease.
The addition of high
humidity creates perfect conditions for turf diseases such as brown
patch and Pythium blight. But, these diseases can be minimized on
home lawns through proper management practices. Read the full story
for do's and do not's.
Full
Story, http://www.agry.purdue.edu/turf/tips/2002/muggy86.htm
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