Frequently Asked Questions
At SummerWinds Garden Centers, we get a lot of good gardening questions.
We have collected these questions and done our best to answer, and then categorize them below.
Please enjoy. You may also find our Links and Resources pages helpful within your area.
If you have a question(s) and think we can help, then please send your question to our Gardening Experts and we will do our best
to get back to you with 48 hours. If you need speedy assistance with a specific issue, we suggest visiting your local SummerWinds
Nursery where our trained staff can provide you with a vast amount of gardening
and lawn care knowledge.
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| Q: Do I need to water my lawn if I did not overseed?: |
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Yes. Winter rains do not normally come often enough to keep a dormant tiff lawn healthy. We recommend watering every 3 to 4 weeks if it has not rained during that time. Fertilize with SummerWinds Premium Lawn Fertilizer in early spring.
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| Q: How often should I water a perennial rye grass lawn?: |
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Once established, perennial rye grass should only need water once a week. Extend waterings to every 10 to 12 days if weather is unusually cold or rainy.
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| Q: I want to plant Bougainvillea, Hibiscus, and Lantana in my landscape this fall but my neighbor says to wait till spring. Do I have to wait?: |
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Bougainvillea, Hibiscus, Lantana, and other frost sensitive plants are susceptible to frost damage every winter. Planting in the fall will still give the plants time to root and give it a head start for a new flush of springtime growth. Waiting till late spring or summer will have you watering your plant as often as every other day until the roots establish. Better to plant now and cover with frost blanket if a frost or freeze is forecast.
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| Q: What can I do to help my roses to look better after a long hot summer?: |
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Your roses have just survived another long, hot Phoenix summer. Fertilize monthly with a rose food, prune out any dead branches, long ugly canes, and dead branch tips. New growth will appear lush and green soon. Stop fertilizing in December. January is when you will do the heaviest pruning on your roses.
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| Q: What causes all the half-moon shapes cut out of my rose and bougainvillea leaves? : |
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Cutter bee is busy building a nest in your yard. The cutter bee uses the leaf to build the nest. The damage is only cosmetic and nothing to worry about. Spraying with a insect killer will not help as the bee does not ingest any part of the leaf.
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| Q: When should I prune my roses?: |
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We recommend pruning roses any time from the end of December through January. Come see us for our free rose pruning workshops in December and January.
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