July What To Do Now Calendar

Care for houseplants – Clean foliage, water regularly and fertilize. Repot as necessary. For more information on caring for houseplants, go to the Bayer Advanced houseplant page. To feed and protect from insects, use Bayer Advanced™ 2-in-1 Insect Control plus Fertilizer Plant Spikes – no spraying, no mess. Just push the spikes into the soil for up to eight weeks of nutrition and protection. To control existing insect pests, use Bayer Advanced™ Dual Action Rose & Flower Insect Killer Ready-To-Use.

Care for roses – 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. If you have spider mites, use Bayer Advanced™ 2-in-1 Systemic Rose & Flower Care Granules. This systemic product controls numerous insect pests and mites while feeding your roses. To control mites and diseases, such as black spot and powdery mildew, use Bayer Advanced™ 3-in-1 Insect, Disease & Mite Control Ready-To-Use. If rose diseases are your problem, use Bayer Advanced™ Disease Control for Roses, Flowers & Shrubs Concentrate.

Check landscape trees – Examine lower trunks for chewing damage from mice and other rodents. If necessary, protect with plastic trunk guards available at nurseries and garden centers and loosen tight ties and/or remove stakes on young trees.

Control and prevent lawn diseases – To cure and prevent lawn diseases including brown patch, use Bayer Advanced™ Fungus Control for Lawns Granules.

Control fire ants – If fire ants and fire ant mounds are your problem, use Bayer Advanced™ Fire Ant Killer Dust or Bayer Advanced™ Fire Ant Killer Granules.

Control garden weeds – Garden weeds are easiest to control when young. Use an appropriate herbicide, hoe or pull by hand. (Be sure to take care in applying herbicides to prevent spray drift from damaging desirable plants.) Also, remember the old adage, “leaves of three, let it be,” referring to avoiding poison oak. Instead substitute “leaves of three, spray with Bayer Advanced™ Brush Killer Plus Concentrate.”

Control indoor pests – To control insects such as spiders, fleas and ants, Bayer Advanced offers a complete line of home pest solutions, including the brand-new Bayer Advanced™ Home Pest plus Germ* Killer Indoor and Outdoor Insect Killer Ready-To-Spray. It provides up to 12 months of indoor insect protection**, plus it reduces 99.9% of the germs insects may carry. For easier-than-ever control of roaches, use the Bayer Advanced™ Dual Action Roach Killer Power Pen® Ready-To-Use. It’s easy to use, providing up to 6 months of control with the touch of a button. For more information, visit the Bayer Advanced Indoor Pest Control Web page.
*Staphylococcus aureus and Enterobacter aerogenes on hard, nonporous, nonfood contact surfaces. No residual sanitizer action. Not for primary use as a sanitizer.
**For German cockroaches, black carpenter ants and house crickets on nonporous surfaces.

Control lawn pests – Control insect pests. Apply Bayer Advanced™ Season-Long Grub Control Granules (product discontinued) to control white grubs. This is the absolute best time of the year to apply preventive grub-control measures. The grubs that will do damage to your lawn this summer are now hatching into small larvae. Control them now before they damage your lawn. Use Bayer Advanced™ Complete Insect Killer For Soil & Turf Granules to control destructive pests aboveground at the same time you control soil insects.

Control lawn weeds – Control weeds with Bayer Advanced™ All-In-One Lawn Weed & Crabgrass Killer Ready-To-Spray (not for use on St. Augustine grass, Bahia grass, bentgrass, carpetgrass, centipede grass or Dichondra). It kills over 200 broadleaf and grassy weeds.To control Bermudagrass in Kentucky bluegrass, perennial ryegrass and fescue lawns, use Bayer Advanced™ Bermudagrass Control for Lawns Ready-To-Spray. To control weeds in Southern lawns like St. Augustine, use Bayer Advanced™ Southern Weed Killer for Lawns Concentrate. Follow label directions carefully.

Control slugs and snails – Protect flowers, vegetables and other tender plants with Bayer Advanced™ Dual Action Snail & Slug Killer Bait Granules.

Control whiteflies – Use Bayer Advanced™ 12-Month Tree & Shrub Insect Control Concentrate on ornamentals such as hibiscus and ash.

Fertilize – Keep landscape plants healthy and vigorous, and flowers blooming on and on, with a quality fertilizer.

Japanese Beetle Control – Japanese beetle adults will be emerging from the ground and feeding on a wide variety of ornamental plants, flowering plants, and vegetables. To protect your plants, use any of the following Bayer Advanced products: Bayer Advanced™ Complete Insect Killer for Gardens Ready-To-Use, Bayer Advanced™ Complete Insect Dust For Gardens Ready-To-Use, Bayer Advanced™ PowerForce® Multi-Insect Killer Ready-To-Spray, Bayer Advanced™ PowerForce® Multi-Insect Killer Granules, or Bayer Advanced™ Dual Action Rose & Flower Insect Killer Ready-To-Use. Understand that the “gold premium” product is Bayer Advanced™ Dual Action Rose & Flower Insect Killer Ready-To-Use because it provides immediate contact control and rainproof, 30-day residual control. If Japanese beetles are eating your shade trees, use Bayer Advanced™ 12-Month Tree & Shrub Insect Control Concentrate as a drench – just permit the product about two weeks to systemically move up the tree into the leaves. If you already are using Bayer Advanced™ All-In-One Rose & Flower Care Concentrate on your roses, your roses are already protected.

Mow – Lawns are growing vigorously. Mow weekly. Set your mower height at the upper end of the mowing range to help develop deeper roots and heat tolerance. Be sure to sharpen the blades and tune up the lawn mower for peak efficiency.

Plant lawns – Plant warm-season lawns, such as Bermudagrass or St. Augustine.

Plant vegetables and herbs – There’s still time to plant warm-season crops like tomatoes, squash and corn. Also plant basil, mint, oregano, parsley, rosemary and thyme. In northern areas, start planting cool-season crops like broccoli and cabbage for fall harvest. Water carefully until plants are established. Protect vegetables listed on the label from insect pests with Bayer Advanced™ PowerForce® Multi-Insect Killer Concentrate, Bayer Advanced™ Complete Insect Dust For Gardens Ready-To-Use or Bayer Advanced™ Complete Insect Killer for Gardens Ready-To-Use.

Water gardens – Continue to monitor irrigation systems. Fix clogs and broken sprinklers. Adjust spray heads. Adjust watering schedules to supplement rainfall. Apply a fresh layer of organic mulch to conserve moisture.

Water lawns – Water as needed to supplement local rainfall.