Garden care tips for spring pests and pruning
This guide advises pruning diseased live canes to curb fungal infections and not overfertilize lawns in spring. It stresses daily garden checks for pests, using non chemical controls first, and lists safe chemical options. It covers pinching garden mums, harvesting rhubarb and asparagus, and early cabbage worm control with Bt and approved insecticides.
Cool temps risk seedling growth for Lubbock cotton
Cotton grower Weldon Melton reports seedlings threatened by cooler than normal nights. Soil must reach about 60 degrees for germination, but Lubbock area has run up to 4 degrees cooler this month with May rainfall 2.22 inches above normal, hampering rapid growth and prompting Plains Cotton Growers to warn about slow development.
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