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WBRZ video Add some color to your garden Video Archive	I hope this gardening section helps you. If you can't find what you're looking for, ask me. I answer your emailed questions on air if you watch WBRZ News 2 Louisiana. Weekly Schedule Answering your questions Mondays and Thursdays at Noon and Fridays on 2une In. Also, catch my segments on News 2 Louisiana at Noon on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays The Lawn & Garden Show with Louis Miller, WRKF-FM 89.3, Saturdays, 8 to 10 a.m.
	Louis Miller October Checklist Plant rye grass for a green lawn all winter long. Rework summer flower beds. Groom and re-pot houseplants. Dig up summer bulbs and store through winter. Watch for cabbage looper caterpillars in the garden. Harvest pumpkins for Halloween leaving at least three inches of stem attached. Plant pansies for winter blooms. Plant trees and shrubs. As temperatures permit, begin spraying with dormant oil. Keep mowing your lawn at the proper height until it goes dormant. Groom perennial gardens. Refrigerate spring flowering bulbs. Spray roses for powdery mildew. Winterize your greenhouse. Watch turf grasses for outbreaks of brown patch disease. October Weekly Tips Week 1 Sow wild flower seeds in anticipation of spring blooms. Plant cool season vegetables for winter-long harvest. Trap and relocate squirrels in an effort to save your pecan crop. Week 2 Build or enlarge a compost heap for falling leaves. Fertilize holly and nandina with super-phosphate for better berry production. Watch for brown patch disease in the lawn and treat as needed. Week 3 Groom ferns by removing entire fronds if they’re blemished. Caulk and patch any possible entrance for rodents in the attic. Continue watering mirleton plants during harvest. Week 4 Prepare planting beds for pansies and strawberries. Prune trees to remove dead wood. Check camellias for signs of tea scale or other pests and water well for bloom development. Monthly Gardening Tips January February March April May June July August September October November December

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