There's a few new products available this season to combat pests and disease in your garden. They are all eco friendly choices for the enviroment.
You really have to be vigilant in monitoring your garden for blights,diseases and pests. Treating the problem as soon as it appears
SERENADE GARDEN
SERENADE Garden provides protection against a broad spectrum of the most common fungal and bacterial garden diseases, yet is completely non-toxic to bees and beneficial insects. It is so safe you can confidently harvest and eat fruits and vegetables the very same day they are treated. There is no weather or timing restrictions limiting its application
SERENADE Garden is made from a unique, patented strain (QST 713) of Bacillus subtilis. Farmers have used this biological pesticide for years to treat plant diseases in food crops. Bacillus subtilis penetrates and destroys the disease spores, but does not harm beneficial insects or wildlife.
It can be used on all vegetables, fruits and nuts, in addition to annual and perennial bedding plants and flowers, roses, potted flowers, foliage plants, trees and shrubs.
SERENADE Garden is used as a foliar spray. Spray leaves, stems and new shoots to provide complete coverage of the entire plant. It can safely be sprayed on flowers, fruits, and vegetables. You can even harvest the treated flowers and vegetables the same day you apply it.
NEMAGLOBES ANT ATTACK
If you are fighting ant nests in your lawn and garden then this new product is your salvation. It is a new nematode that targets ants specfically. It kills the larvae and discourages adult ants from building nests. Apply when soil temperature is above 50F and when ant activity is visible above ground. It can be applied with a hose end sprayer or in a watering. Keep refrigerated until use
NEMAGLOBES CHINCH BUG BUSTERS
Since the chemical ban there has not been anything for chinch bug control. These new nematodes are a great option for battling chinch bugs in your lawn. Like all nematodes they are applied with lots of water. Often chinch bugs are hard to detect until after. If you are not sure if you have chinch bugs a good test is to cut the ends out of a coffee can and push one end into the lawn a couple of inches into the soil, fill the can with water and wait a few minutes to see if any float to the top. If you do then you know you have to apply.
WANT A HEALHY LAWN? Then you need to feed it 3 times a year; spring, summer and fall. Strong healthy grass survives drought stress and grubs far better. 
