Waited until the last day of May to put down lawn fertilizer—banned June through Sept—and a storm this soon will wash away the stuff. Bah.
I soak my plants about a week before the cutoff date.
Next day I apply fertilizer.
Then for the next few days I water the plants lightly so they get to absorb much of the fertilizer.
I only use a modest amount of fertilizer since getting lots of rain after fertilizing in late May has been my experience.
I grow my roses in pots within a pot without drainage. I can then fertilize them without fertilizer getting into the groundwater.
Maybe it will all stay put!…….
We certainly need the rain!
…..We finally decided to ‘xeriscape’ the garden area……..it looks very nice, everything stays in place, no more fertilizer, less work!
Even if we don’t get the brunt of this till tomorrow, I’m staying put!…..I was going to Merritt Island today, but called it off…….
THANKS for the thread, NN!!!!