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Happy Independence Day!
LAWN CARE
are just
starting to curl and your footprints remain on the lawn when you walk
on
it. Watering too often encourages a lawn with a shallow root
system
that cannot handle drought well. Apply an inch of water, in the
early
morning.
Set your timer for 4 am if you can. See the 'How to' Technique in
the
June
edition of the Gardener's Dirt for further details. http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/johnston/homehort2/gjune.html
fescue
too
short. Keep fescue mowed at a height of 3 -
3 1/2 inches to help it survive hot, dry periods. It is a cool
season
grass that slows
down in the summer and if you cut it too short you will expose the
tender roots to extreme heat which will certainly damage, if not kill
it. It is also difficult for the fescue to recover from cutting
it
too short as it is not actively growing now. 
Hand-pick
bagworm bags on evergreens. Pesticides are not
effective
once the caterpillars are safe in their bags.


This is just one example of what
swallowtail caterpillars look like.
This is a swallowtail
butterfly. Swallowtail caterpillars love parsley, so set out a
few extra
plants to share with them. A pan of moistened pebbles or sand will
attract
butterflies.Got Questions? We've got answers! Contact us.