Posted by Grange Co-op on 2nd Feb 2014
Planting bare root trees and shrubs can have big advantages for your yard, garden, and wallet. Bare root varieties – which are dug and stored without any soil – typically cost less money, and they also gain more root mass and are easier to plant with less weight and packing soil or materials to deal with.Timing is everything.
Time your planting precisely because the one drawback to planting bare root plants is the limited planting window. Ba… Read more
Posted by Grange Co-op on 1st Apr 2013
Flower Beds:
Fertilize rhododendrons and azaleas;
Remove spent blossoms.
Plant chrysanthemums for fall color.
Plant dahlias in mid-May.
Fertilize roses and control rose diseases such as mildew with a fungicide.Gardens:
Monitor strawberries for spittlebugs and aphids with approved pesticides.
Control cabbage worms in cabbage and cauliflower.
Tiny holes in foliage and shiny, black beetles on tomato, beets, radishes, and pot… Read more