| Fall Tune-Up  September is a good month to access your garden, look for potential problems and, if necessary, take steps to prevent things from getting out of control later this fall or next spring. Fall is also a great time for planting, whether it’s just a small flower bed or entire new landscape. Planting now allows plants to become established in the cooler months of fall and spring before having to face the hot months of summer. For all the planting possibilities, see the Bayer Advanced regional calendars.
Here are some problem-solving tips for September:
Protect Trees and Shrubs. Protect new and established plantings with Bayer Advanced™ Tree & Shrub Insect Control Concentrate. One application protects against insect pests, such as scales, borers, aphids, leaf-feeding beetles and others for up to 12 months. No spraying is necessary. Just mix with water according to the label instructions and pour at the base of the tree. To feed and protect, use Bayer Advanced™ Tree & Shrub Protect & Feed Granules.
Care For Roses. Fall is one of the best blooming seasons for roses. Make sure you get the most bang for your buck, by giving them a little extra care. Remove faded flowers, cutting back to the first leaf with five leaflets. Roses, such as floribundas and shrubs, which bloom in clusters, can be lightly sheared after blooms fade. Feed and protect from insects and disease with Bayer Advanced™ All-In-One Rose & Flower Care Concentrate. One application fertilizes your roses to encourage fall bloom and protects plants from insects and diseases (including powdery mildew, black spot and rust) for up to six weeks. To protect against spider mites (and other insect pests) and cure and prevent disease, use Bayer Advanced™ 3-in-1 Insect, Disease & Mite Control Ready-To-Use. If it’s just rose diseases giving you problems, cure and prevent them with Bayer Advanced™ Disease Control for Roses, Flowers & Shrubs Concentrate.
Control grubs. White grubs live in the top few inches of soil and feed on the roots of lawn grasses. White grubs are typically .5”- to 1.5”-long, milky-white with a brown head and almost always are curled into a “C”-shape.
White grubs are the larva or “juvenile” stage of various breeds of scarab beetles including Japanese beetles, chafers, June beetles and May beetles. These “adult” grubs can also cause damage to roses, trees and other plants around your yard.
There also are some simple but effective ways to identify white grubs. Look for the following symptoms:
- A general thinning and weakening of the lawn
- A wilted or dried-out look to your grass, even when soil is moist
- Large, brown, irregular patches of grass
- Large patches of dead turf that can easily be pulled up in one piece, much like a piece of carpet. You’ll find the C-shaped grubs underneath
- Moles, birds or raccoons digging in your grass; these animals love to feed on grubs, so frequent visits could be a sign of white grubs.
White grub damage is usually most severe in late summer to early fall, but problems can begin as early as mid to late spring. To control grubs now and give your lawn a chance to recover this fall, use Bayer Advanced™ 24-Hour Grub Killer Plus Granules with DYLOX®. It will kill grubs overnight and also controls mole crickets, cutworms and sod webworms. Next spring, follow-up with Bayer Advanced Season-Long Grub control with Merit®. One application will control grubs all summer.
Control Lawn Weeds. Cool fall weather is the prime growing period for cool season lawns, such as Kentucky bluegrass and fescues. Many lawn weeds like this time of year as well. To control lawn weeds in cool season lawns, use Bayer Advanced™ All-In-One Weed Killer for Lawns Ready-To-Use. Do not use this product if daytime temperatures will be above 85 degrees. Warm season lawns are closing in on the end of their growing season but there is still time to control weeds. To control lawn weeds in Southern, warm season lawns like Bermudagrass or St. Augustine, use Bayer Advanced™ Southern Weed Killer for Lawns Ready-To-Use. |
