GARDENING CALENDER
Events in May 2024
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Inspect Your Boxwoods
Inspect Your Boxwoods
May 2, 2024
If your boxwoods appear to have blisters, they likely are infested
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De-thatch Your Lawn
De-thatch Your Lawn
May 3, 2024
Spring is a great time to de-thatch your lawn and prepare for new growth
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Plant Fragrant Lilacs
Plant Fragrant Lilacs
May 4, 2024
Lilacs can be planted just after the ground thaws
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Harden Off Cool Season Crops Outside
Harden Off Cool Season Crops Outside
May 5, 2024
Gradually allow your plants to adjust to the sun exposure
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Watch for slugs on hostas
Watch for slugs on hostas
May 7, 2024
Apply slug magic to keep slugs off your hostas
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Use Espoma Biotone Starter Plus
Use Espoma Biotone Starter Plus
May 8, 2024
Biotone helps plants establish faster, reduce transplant stress, and promotes bigger healthier plants.
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Average last spring frost for Farmington Hills
Average last spring frost for Farmington Hills
May 9, 2024
Check your Old Farmer's Almanac for your city's last spring frost date.
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Rotate your plants
Rotate your plants
May 10, 2024
Houseplants need to be rotated a quarter turn every week or so to grow evenly and upright
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Pull back mulch
Pull back mulch
May 11, 2024
Pull mulch away from the base of your plant to help them receive water.
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Plant with Biotone Starter Plus
Plant with Biotone Starter Plus
May 12, 2024
Biotone Starter Plus reduces transplant shock, promotes bigger blooms, and establishes plants faster.
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Mow regularly
Mow regularly
May 14, 2024
Mowing should be regular now, but keep the mower deck high to thicken your grass.
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Train climbing vines
Train climbing vines
May 15, 2024
Begin training your vines to grow up a trellis or around a lattice.
Transplant cool season plantsTransplant cool season plants
May 15, 2024
The cool season plants should be hardened off and ready to be planted outside.
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Brows our new annual varieties
Brows our new annual varieties
May 17, 2024
Ask about our new annual varieties this season at Farmer John's.
Give your tomatoes calciumGive your tomatoes calcium
May 17, 2024
Tomatoes need plenty of calcium to grow tall and strong.
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Feed your annuals
Feed your annuals
May 18, 2024
Use an all-purpose fertilizer like jack's to keep your plants happy and healthy.
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Ironite your lawn
Ironite your lawn
May 19, 2024
Using Ironite adds micronutrients that will work well with your current lawn.
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Pinch back mums
Pinch back mums
May 20, 2024
Mums are growing fast. Pinch them back now and once a month until mid July
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Grow lettuce bowls
Grow lettuce bowls
May 22, 2024
Growing lettuce bowls is easy. Check out our ready-made bowls available.
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Feed your veggies
Feed your veggies
May 25, 2024
When planting vegetables outside, be sure to add Garden Tone.
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Bring houseplants outside
Bring houseplants outside
May 26, 2024
Begin slowly acclimating tropical plants to the outside
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Plant veggie containers
Plant veggie containers
May 28, 2024
Start your container vegetable garden
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Apply lawn Step 2
Apply lawn Step 2
May 30, 2024
Memorial Day is the perfect time to apply the second step in your lawn fertilization.
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