Jeff Rice

Fall will be here before you know it. Start planning for your fall planting and maybe even get a jump on that fall planting now. The temperatures will start trending down as the month goes on. Mornings will be cooler and the cool mornings are a great time for gardening. Remember that fall is the best time for planting trees and shrubs. Especially trees.The ground is a bit hard after the summer but if you start a hole and soak it, and then dig a little more and soak it, pretty soon the hole you need for the tree or shrub is done and it is a fairly painless way to dig a hole. It’s worth the effort to get things planted in the fall. Note the diagram describing the advantages of fall planting. After the summer heat, where is that a shade tree would be nice to have to give you the shade on that are that is hot now. We have an excellent selection of trees and shrubs for fall planting Watering and MulchingContinue to water established plants deeply for the balance of the summer and into fall. Deep soaking gives you the healthiest plants that can go through the …

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We have a large selection of vegetable starts and more coming on in our greenhouse, plus regular deliveries, so we will have a good selection of vegetables for the planting season. As the season goes on the selection gets better. Don’t plant too early. Wait until the nighttime temperatures are consistently 50 degrees, or close to it. The ground needs to be warm…

It’s been a nice wet winter this year which we needed. Looks like it will continue a bit longer as far as the long range forecast shows. It will stop soon though, and then we will be into a very nice spring. Wildflower blooms should be great this year, and water from a good wet winter.