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Dream Garden Green!

Ben HenryMay 17, '20

While visiting the local grocery store’s produce section, I checked out the tomatoes. They’re vine ripened and organically grow, Hey Great! Look at the price, OUUCH! The next display had a better price per pound but the tomatoes looked whitish/pink and probably tasted like pasty chalk. Next stop the salad...

Winterizing New Trees & Shrubs

Ben HenryMay 17, '20

Watering It is important to continue watering newly planted trees and shrubs until the temperatures are consistently cold. It is not uncommon to continue watering through November and December. Fertilizer Use fertilizer spikes or a granular fertilizer in the fall (September/October to achieve improved growth in the following spring. Do not fertilize...

Pesche’s Professional Potting and Planting Soil

Ben HenryMay 17, '20

Inexperienced gardeners often wonder why high quality potting mixes do not look like the rich, black loamy dirt found in lawns and gardens. Plants obviously thrive in this soil, so why not use it as a potting soil? Many years ago, professional growers discovered that no matter how rich looking,...