Together in business 42 years. Partners for life.

Bonnie and Bill F. Turull

June 17, 2011

Hope you're spraying your roses to prevent disease. Best product is Bayer Disease Control For Roses. Mix with a systemic insecticide to control insects as they appear. Spray every 7 to 10 days.

Time for a second application of slug control around plants slugs like.

Prune back tall growing perennials that bloom late, to keep them from being floppy, such as; Asters, Pink Boltonia, Sedum Autumn Joy. Keep plants dead headed to promote new flowers on many plants. It also helps keep a tidy plant.

Feed your hanging plants and potted plants with a slow release fertilizer such as Osmacote.

Bill

Together in business 42 years. Partners for life.

Bonnie and Bill F. Turull

May 6, 2011

If you're thinking of planting tender plants before May 17th, think again. The last full moon is May 17th. In and around that date, if the sky is clear, it usually means for a cold night. So lets hope for cloudy weather at this time.

Plant tomatos, peppers, and other warm weather veggies when night temperatures are nearing 50 degrees on a regular basis.

Time to prune back your forsythia. Remember, don't make them look like boxes, triangles or round balls. What's up with everyone's weeping cherries looking like a Traveler's umbrella? What ever happened to weeping cherries with that nice layered weeping look?

Oh well! Remember, dirty knees are good for the soul even if it means a sore back!

Bill

Together in business 42 years. Partners for life.

Bonnie and Bill F. Turull

April 1, 2011

It's time to uncover your roses and other plants from their winter protection as long as the weather has turned to normal.

I don't fertilize until plants begin to grow on their own (around April 15th). Remember not to fertilize if soil is dry. Wait until it's going to rain or you're going to water it in.

Spray deciduous plants with Horticulture oil or dormant oil to kill over wintering insects (do this before they leaf).

Bill

Together in business 42 years. Partners for life.

Bonnie and Bill F. Turull

March 7, 2011

Well, as the snow melts and you notice mashed, split and broken plants in your landscape, be thankful it didn't happen to your pets, kids or spouse, that your cellar is not flooding, your roof not leaking and your gutters are not hanging by a thread. You have a lot to be thankful for.

Let's hope the vole and mice damage is minimal.

Before you give up hope on your plants, see what rebounds on it's own. Many plants can be pruned back and they will come back nicely after new growth begin (some may take more than one season). The more woody plants will without a doubt take longer.

Remember a good gardener is a patient gardener!

Good time to lime, if you didn't do so last fall. Do not fertilize until plants begin to grow on their own.

Bill