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Helpful Handout โ Hanging Basket & Container Care
Read More: Helpful Handout โ Hanging Basket & Container Careย ย ย For continuous bloom all season, we recommend: Checking the watering of your basket or container daily Apply Osmocote early (a slow release fertilizer which lasts up to 4 months) Fertilize with a liquid fertilizer like Miracle Groโs All Purpose Plant Food (24-8-16) or Bloom Booster (10-52-10) once a week all the way through September. Watch for insects or disease problems โฆ apply Garden Safe Fungicide 3 (an organic 3-in-in solution) as needed.
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May Gardening Tips
Read More: May Gardening TipsWith the threat of frost past (typically by May 15th), weโre finally ready to begin planting vegetables! LAWN Apply a Weed & Feed fertilizer (Scottโs LawnPro or Greenview Step 2) to feed your lawn and control broadleaf weeds.ย This should be applied in the last week of May or early June. De-thatch lawns in spring and spot treat any damaged areas from winter kill. Aerate your lawn in the spring after active growth begins. TREES & SHRUBS Prune early-flowering shrubs, such as forsythia, once they are finished flowering if needed. GARDEN Edge and clean perennial and shrub beds, applying Preen…
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Care for Your Fruit Trees
Read More: Care for Your Fruit TreesPlanting Select the area for your fruit tree. You want to make sure that it is not too wet of an area.ย Pick an area that you can water regularly in drier seasons. Once your area has been chosen, dig your hole twice as wide as your root ball and approximately 3โ deeper than the root ball. Blend together 1/3 of your existing soil, 1/3 topsoil and 1/3 compost. Put enough loose soil in the bottom of the hole, so the root ball is elevated slightly above the existing grade. Backfill firmly and water in. As the blended soils settle,…
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March Gardening Tips
Read More: March Gardening TipsItโs officially spring!ย Nowโs the time to start spring clean-up, and prepare your yard and garden for the new season. LAWNS Seed new lawns as weather and soil conditions permit. The cool evenings and warm days of spring along with showers make it a great time to seed new grass. TREES & SHRUBS Clean, sharpen & oil pruning tools. Remove unwanted suckers from trees & finish pruning fruit trees. Remove winter protection from rose bushes toward the end of the month. Fertilize trees and shrubs with Espomaโs Hollytone. Apply horticultural oil (dormant oil spray) to control over wintering insects on…