May Home, Lawn and Garden Tips

Check air pressure in tires for better gas mileage.
Clean or replace air filter.
To break dog of chewing, mix alum and water together and smear on anything dog chews on
Use Petroleum Jelly on nuts and bolts to prevent corrosion and loosen easier. Also can be used on base of outdoor light bulbs.
Use Petroleum Jelly to prevent rust on tools.
Store books with newspaper to absorb moisture and prevent mildew.
For books that have mildew, sprinkle affected pages with cornstarch.
Fertilize houseplants with Sure Bloom.

Begin planting Gladiolus bulbs as the ground warms. Continue at 2 week intervals.
Set out tomato plants as soils warm. Place support stakes alongside at planting time.
Apply Hummert Long Lasting Dyna-Green fertilizer with Broadleaf Weed Control.

Plant summer bulbs such as Caladiums, Dahlias, Cannas and Elephant Ears.
Remove Rhubarb seed stalks as they appear.
Pinch back new growth on Mums until July 15.
When planting tomatoes apply Mushroom Stuff immediately. Two weeks later fertilize with Hummert Flower and Garden with Nutri-Life or Sure Bloom. Also apply Mushroom Stuff in June, July and August. We have been using Mushroom Stuff for ten years on tomatoes 4 times each year and have eliminated disease! Apply Mushroom Stuff at the rate of 2 tablespoons per gallon of water. At planting time use one quart per plant, in June use 1/2 gallon per plant, and in July and August apply one gallon per plant.

Continue spraying Apple, Crabapple and Hawthorne trees with Immunox and Spreader Sticker every two weeks for Cedar Apple Rust and Apple Scab.
Prune spring flowering shrubs within three weeks after blooming.
Tie back Tulip foliage but do not cut back until it dies back naturally.
Use one cup of Bone meal on Peonies after blooming.
Growing lettuce under screening materials will slow bolting and extend harvests into hot weather.
Mulch Blueberries with pine needles or sawdust.
Lilacs bloom best on new wood Remove 20% of the oldest, largest canes each year.
Roses - Continue to apply Bayer All-in-One Rose and Flower care every 4 to 6 weeks.

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