Adjust irrigation for the hot temperatures
Water deep:
2 - 3 feet for trees and shrubs
1 - 1.5 feet for turf
water flowers and herbaceous plants more often
Mulch around trees and shrubs to conserve water and reduce soil temperatures
Transplant desert trees, palms, shrubs, cacti and succulents during the warm weather, they will establish well if watered appropriately
Cut back fertilization on roses during the summer and water them well
Disease watch: Be on the look out for Texas or Cotton Root Rot as the warm weather progresses
Switch from Rye to Bermuda grass
High elevations summer turf maintenance begins
Fertilizing of annuals and perennials
Prune Spring flowering shrubs
Cicadas, Kissing Bugs, all summer bugs start
Water deep:
2 - 3 feet for trees and shrubs
1 - 1.5 feet for turf
water flowers and herbaceous plants more often
Mulch around trees and shrubs to conserve water and reduce soil temperatures
Transplant desert trees, palms, shrubs, cacti and succulents during the warm weather, they will establish well if watered appropriately
Cut back fertilization on roses during the summer and water them well
Disease watch: Be on the look out for Texas or Cotton Root Rot as the warm weather progresses
Switch from Rye to Bermuda grass
High elevations summer turf maintenance begins
Fertilizing of annuals and perennials
Prune Spring flowering shrubs
Cicadas, Kissing Bugs, all summer bugs start