Chris Olsen from Botanica Gardens always has great advice on home and gardening projects.
First Segment: Weed and What Not to Feed Your Turf
It's that time of year to get ready to pre-emerge your turf and to winterize your lawn with a low or zero nitrogen fertilizer. Before your winter weeds start to sprout, this is the time to go to your local garden center and pick up a pre-emergent weed product. Remember, a pre-emergent only work before your weeds start, so don't be too lazy, get ready and get a head start. You will want to make sure that you read the label on the bag very carefully and that the product will work for your turf variety.
Soon you will want to go ahead and also winterize your lawn with a fertilizer that has little or no nitrogen. Your goal for your turf during the cooler months is to promote root growth. Any turf fertilizer with high potassium will do the trick.
Second Segment: Autumn Plants
This week Chris is fluffing up his flower beds with lush and vibrant fall plants such as crotons, mums, marigolds, torenias, ornamental grasses, red mustard, kale and cabbages, and even petunias. All these varieties love the cooler nights and will last until an hard frost. Some will even last until next spring. Spend some money and make your yard look awesome this fall.
Check out the videos for step-by-step instructions! And you can always visit Chris at Botanica Gardens, located at 1601 Rebsamen Park Road, for help on any gardening projects.