Four Seasons Nursery October 2015 Newsletter
Pumpkins, Pansies and Fall Veggies have arrived!
Warm days and cooler nights as October ushers in golden and orange leaves drifting in
the cool, crisp air. Time for evenings around your fire pit in the back yard with good
friends.
Common Fall Garden Pests - Fall’s arrival marks a time of relief for gardeners. Plants
usually need less frequent irrigation and many pests have completed the plantdestruction phase of their life cycles.
Still, a few garden pests make their presence known in fall. Learn what symptoms to
look for so you can address any pest problems.
Lawn Grubs - Brown spots in your lawn may signal that grubs are present and feasting on
grass roots. To determine if grubs are the culprit, pull on the brown grass. If it pulls
free with no roots, carefully dig and lift a section to check for c-shaped grubs. Learn
about dealing with grubs. We carry Milky Spore which is an organic control for this
pest.
It’s worth trying to control grubs this fall, because in spring they’ll continue their
underground lawn destruction. Discover tips for treating grubs in fall.
Other signs of lawn grubs - skunks, raccoons burrowing into lawn; flocks of birds
feeding in the lawn.
Target plants include: - grubs feed on turf roots; adult beetles attack many garden
plants earlier in summer; if you saw many Japanese or chafer (June-type) beetles in early
summer, you may have grubs.
Keep in mind 1,000 adult beetles can lay 50,000 grub eggs. An Application of Milky Spore
to your lawn will rid your yard of grubs and the company guarantees the product for 10
years.
Four Seasons Nursery October 2015 Newsletter
Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs in autumn, stink bugs begin their search for winter
quarters and they often hope to spend the season inside your home’s walls. If you had
stink bugs last year, they left an invisible chemical alerting their smelly buddies of the
way indoors. If stink bugs start showing up in your home and garden, take action against
them. It also helps to start sealing up insect pathways into your home. Other signs of
stink bugs - brown or circular yellow spots on fruit, such as apples or tomatoes.
Target plants include: - soft fruits, many vegetables and ornamental plants.
Slugs and Snails - Slugs and snails lay up to 60 percent of their eggs in fall. In warmer
regions, the arrival of fall rains marks the start of egg laying. Young hatch in 10-21
days, mature in as little as 40 days, and then overwinter to begin feeding in early spring.
If you’re unsure whether you’re battling slugs and snails, look for classic slime trails
on surfaces. On mature plants, sections of leaves may be eaten between veins; young
seedlings disappear overnight. Other signs of slugs and snails - narrow trails of missing
skin on ripening tomatoes, chunks of pansy petals missing. Target plants include ornamental plants, seedlings, ripening fruits and vegetables.
Yellow Jackets - These stinging pests become intensely active in late summer and early
fall. Adult insects sip nectar from flowers and feed on the juice of damaged fruit.
Yellow jackets are beneficial insects preying on caterpillars and soft-bodied insects,
such as aphids or immature scale insects.
If possible, avoid destroying nests unless they pose a real threat to your family.
Four Seasons Nursery October 2015 Newsletter
Other signs of yellow jackets: nest may be open combs, large enclosed paper nests or
small entrance holes to underground nests.
Target plants include: flowering garden plants, herbs (like dill, fennel) and fallen fruit.
Violas, Pansies, Mums and pumpkins are here. We have both pots and flats available. We
still have a great selection of trees for planting.
We carry firewood by the yard at $50 a yard and we do deliver.
New This year - are take home paver fire pits with grill top – they retail for $385.00 and
are pickup 0nly!
We are carrying a small select group of garden flags that are double sided and double
stitched….it has been a while since we have found such a nice product to offer our
customers.