Spring Newsletter: Here’s a little spring advice

Welcome to another growing season. It sure has been a tumultuous spring with snow flurries, rain and gorgeous sunny days. If you have the fever, don’t get too far ahead of yourself. Start prepping your soil in any areas you are hoping to plant this year. Add Soil Pep, Gypsum, Compost, Soil Sulfur.

Be careful what you purchase plant-wise as our temperatures are still hovering in the 20’s overnight – definitely grounds for freezing! You are safe to plant hardy trees and shrubs that have been acclimated; pansies and violas that were NOT grown in a greenhouse. If the leaves are too pale green and too pretty, they are going to suffer. Perennials, the same!

Don’t go crazy on ground-covers in pony packs right now, the ground frost will cause them to heave and you will be down on your knees replanting them.

SEED, SEED, SEED. If your soil is ready, (no weeds, bare ground), now is the ideal time to get them in for flowers in early July – if the weather cooperates. Remember, the more existing weeds and grass, the less the seed can compete, sorry.

Pruning – if you have any branches that are obviously dead, you can cut your losses now and make for healthier plants when they bud out and leaf.

I don’t want to babble on, come in to the nursery and speak with a member of our sales team. We are excited about the new season and look forward to seeing you. The plants we have been receiving this season are phenomenal – check them out at one or both of our locations. Ann

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