3 day blow-out sale: It's About Thyme

Labor Day Blow-out Weekend Sale!

Saturday, Sunday and Monday

50% off all hibiscus 20% off all 1 gal. perennials

30% off all 1 to 5 gallon evergreen landscape shrubbery

(some restrictions apply)

All hibiscus on sale this weekend: 50% off

*NEW SHIPMENTS IN THIS WEEK*

Improved Meyer's Lemon Trees (limited quantity) 5 gal $49.99

plus new metal yard art.

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On KLRU's Central Texas Gardener this weekend, George Altgelt
from Geo Growers talks about soil, compost and mulch. Also a feature

on the Thompson's historic garden. www.klru.org/ctg/ Saturday at noon

and 4 p.m. Sunday: 8 a.m.

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Coming next Sunday: ‘How to Create a Winter/Fall Garden.’ 2 p.m.
Sept. 12 Master gardener Amanda Moon will guide you though tips on
soil preparation, crop choice, protection and harvesting. Free.

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Austin Cactus & Succulent Show Sept. 4 - 6: 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.

Austin Area Garden Center at Zilker Botanical Garden. Free. Specimen

cacti and succulent plants from around the world: cacti

The season to plant tulips, hyacinths, crocus and daffodils is coming up fast.

A September to-do List

by Chris Winslow

I am sure gardeners have been enjoying the nice chill that seems to come
and go during the mornings, and of course last night's rainfall was truly
wonderful. This is a month of transition, as we move from the doldrums

of summer into what can be one of the busiest of seasons for central

Texas gardeners. Some ideas for the month ahead:

1. Cut back annual summer flowers, mulch, and feed. We have

approx.75 to 90 days till the first frost - plenty of time to get a renewed

flush of color.

2. Water your trees, shrubs, turf grass and landscape beds. Slow,
deep watering will encourage a deep root system and make your landscape
more able to withstand drought.

3. Plant new vegetables for fall and winter harvests during the last

week of this month: broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts and cabbage.

4. Buy bulbs. The season to plant tulips, hyacinths, crocus, jonquils,

daffodils, grape hyacinths and anemones is just around the corner.

5. Mulch all beds and trees with compost mixed with mulch. This

mixture will protect plant roots from heat and cold extremes, and

conserve water.

6. Inspect trees for fall webworms, and if you find them, come up with

a strategy to get rid of them using Thuricide or Dipel.

7. Fertilize lawn towards the end of the month. (Please choose an organic

fertilizer.)

8. Be on ‘brown patch alert’ for your grass, and be ready to treat this

disease with the organic Actinovate.

9. Keep on the lookout for fall bedding (annual) plants. As temperatures

cool, we can begin to plant dianthus, snapdragons, and petunias.

10. Watch for black spot and mildew on roses. With cooler weather,

these pesky rose diseases will begin to show up. An organic spray of Neem

oil or wettable sulfur should help in keeping it at bay.

Happy Gardening Everyone!