Jeff Rice

Bare root fruit tree list 2016 Rose List for 2016 If you are interested in reserving any items off these lists, please come in and pay for your reservations and we will put them in our book and tag them for you upon arrival and call you when they are in. Bare root roses and fruit trees arrive in early to mid December. NO DISCOUNTS ON BARE ROOT RESERVATIONS.  Water Mulch Mulch Mulch  Water With the summer heat comes the need for watering. Considering the dry conditions this year you should mulch around all your plants to reduce the amount of water you need to use. The mulch holds the moisture in the ground and reduces evaporation leaving more available too the plants. Remember that it is better for trees in particular to have deep soakings 2 to 3 times a week rather than daily short watering. This will get a deeper root system and produce a tree that can withstand the long hot days much better than one that is watered daily for short periods. If you are seeing stress from the heat such as burned leaf edges, flowers fading quickly, wilting, etc., give your plants a deeper soaking …

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Vegetable Gardens By now you should be getting vegetables from your garden. Watch for tomato worms. Use caterpillar killer on them or pick them off and kill. Water your garden well about 2 to 3 times a week. Give it a good deep soaking when you water. You may need to fertilize one time this time of year. If you are suffering blossom end rot, add calcium. Harvest regularly to keep your garden producing. Hopefully it looks full now and not like the beginning of the season. Water Mulch Mulch Mulch Water With the summer heat comes the need for watering. Considering the dry conditions this year you should mulch around all your plants to reduce the amount of water you need to use. The mulch holds the moisture in the ground and reduces evaporation leaving more available too the plants. Remember that it is better for trees in particular to have deep soakings 2 to 3 times a week rather than daily short watering. This will get a deeper root system and produce a tree that can withstand the long hot days much better than one that is watered daily for short periods. If you are seeing stress from …

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Gardening tips for July I want to start with talking about the hillside display garden we have been working on here at the nursery. We started it two summers ago with the clearing of the blackberries and poison oak and have put in paths and benches and really nice landscaping. This spring we added a garden railroad. When you come in, please take a little time to walk through it. Cross the bridge you see in the picture above and you are there. Tell us what you think. If you have more time, bring a lunch or a snack and enjoy the picnic table or the benches and relax a bit. If any groups would like to use the area to hold meetings, we would be happy to have you use it. Just let us know. Or for any other reason you would like to use it. It really is beautiful. We have had quite a few pretty warm days so far this summer. However, today as I write this, it is very nice. We have been watering two and three times a day here lately to make sure all the plants look good. And thanks to the hard work …

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We will adjust hours for summer during July and August 2015. Summer hours are as follows: Monday, Tuesday 9-3 Wednesday through Saturday 9-5 Sunday 10-4 Effective July 1st 2015. We hope to see you soon.

Sunday mornings and afternoons are slow here at the nursery. Therefore we are changing our Sunday hours to 10-4, effective immediately. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. Monday through Saturday hours remain 9-5.

30th Anniversary Free BBQ 11am-2pm May 16th 2015 marks 30 years in business for us at Bald Mountain Nursery. Come join us this Saturday, May 16th. Watch the garden railroad running. Free pot decorating and planting an annual in the pot during the day. While supplies last. Free give aways from Dave Wilson Nursery. While supplies last.

2015 Marks 30 YEARS IN BUSINESS FOR BALD MOUNTAIN NURSERY. ON MAY 16TH WE WILL HAVE A CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAY TO THANK ALL OUR CUSTOMERS. WE WOULD NOT BE HERE WITHOUT THEM. WE WILL BBQ HAMBURGERS AND HOT DOGS AND HAVE POT DECORATING FOR KIDS WHICH THEY CAN PLANT WITH AN ANNUAL PLANT AFTER DECORATING. BBQ AND POT DECORATING ARE FREE. WE WILL HAVE SOME FREE GIVE AWAY’S PROVIDED BY DAVE WILSON NURSERY, OUR SUPPLIER OF OUR QUALITY FRUIT TREES. HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US ON MAY 16TH FOR OUR CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAY. AND COME VISIT THE GARDEN RAILROAD LOCATED IN THE HILLSIDE GARDEN. KIDS (AND I) LOVE IT.  May 2014 Newsletter Fertilizing It’s almost time to do your second fertilizing of the year. We recommend it be done three times. In spring when things are in full leaf. Usually March, then again in June and then again in the fall. Usually September. Remember to always water your plants well the day before you are going to fertilize. Then fertilize the next day and water in well. Most items will benefit from 16-16-16. There are special fertilizers to use for citrus and for Rhododendrons, Azaleas, and Camellias. Also different fertilizing …

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Fertilizing It’s time to get ready to start fertilizing. Almost everything should be fertilized soon. As soon as deciduous plants have their full set of leaves fertilizing should be done I’ve actually done it in timing with the rain and had the rain water it in for me. If the rains time themselves right, it makes it easy. Hopefully we get some decent rains in the next several weeks to help with that. For most plants you should use a balanced fertilizer or an all purpose fertilizer. The three numbers will be the same such as 16-16-16 or 5-5-5 for organics. When fertilizing trees and shrubs apply the fertilizer at the drip line and work it into the soil. Make sure the plant is watered well before applying the fertilizer and water the fertilizer in after application. We carry 16-16-16 in 33 pound bags priced @ $24.95. We have organic balanced fertilizer from DR. Earth in 12 pound and 50 pound bags as well as 4 pound boxes. We also carry a full line of organic fertilizer for all other fertilizing needs. Vegetable Gardens Prepare the soil with good amendments. Also incorporate into the soil a vegetable fertilizer and bone …

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