Westlake Forest August 2018

Gardening Tips for August
• Time now to make plans for fall landscaping projects.
• Clean up flowerbeds of fallen foliage, yellowed leaves
and dead wood. Light green leaves may signify lack of
iron (chlorosis). Correct with iron cheleates.
• Cut off old dead foliage on irises. Scratch in a little bone
meal around the roots.
• Prune roses to reshape and groom plants for fall growth.
• Wait until November to plant petunias and pansies.
• Chinch bug damage is obvious now. You will have areas
of thin and/or dead turf where they weren’t brought under
control. There is a new generation going now. This
batch causes the most damage. Use Dursban to stop the
damage.
• Until the weather gets back to the 80’s, St. Augustine
grass grows slowly. If you fill in with sod, don’t expect a
fast turnaround. The sod may look like it’s not growing
while it puts down roots. You will need to water the new
sod often and deeply to get it started but this also creates
a disease environment. Water early so the sun can dry
the turf.
• Now is a good time to work new beds. Till them up, add
organic material, mix it in, then let them cure for a month
or so. Add in any amendments like micro-nutrients. Keep
the beds moist so the microorganisms have a favorable
environment.
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THEATER/ARTS
Katy Visual & Performing Arts
Center (KVPAC)
www.kvpac.org
2501 S Mason Rd., Suite 290, Katy, TX 77450
Season Tickets, including all new FLEX Packages, are on-sale now
to lock-in the best price and choice seat. Pre-Sale Show Tickets are
$15 Adults and $12 Seniors. Tickets increase by $3 at the door. Group
rates are available at www.kvpac.org or in person. For Katy audience
members who seek an evening at the theater, they can look to Encore
Players as a source to enjoy the theater in their own home town
without the long commute or high cost involved with heading to
one of downtown Houston’s theaters. Katy Visual & Performing Arts
Center (KVPAC) is a non-profit arts education organization helping
artists find their light since 2001.
Stageworks Theatre
DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: July 20 th -August 12, 2018
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 PM
Saturday matinees at 2:30 PM
Sunday matinees at 3 PM
Stageworks Theatre is located at 10760 Grant Road,
Houston, Texas 77070. Website: www.stageworkshouston.org.
Mildred’s Umbrella Theater Co.
MAINSTAGE SEASON
Chelsea Market Theater, 4617 Montrose Blvd. #100,
Houston, TX 77006
THE MOORS: August 30-September 15, 2018 - Thursdays-
Saturdays at 8 PM; Sunday, September 9, 2018 at 3 PM and Monday,
September 10, 2018 at 8 PM
Cost: All Shows Pay What You Can
MORE INFO/RESERVATIONS: www.mildredsumbrella.com,
info@mildredsumbrella.com or 832-463-0409.
August 2018 | Community Newsletter