Planting Veggies
We're in June, so we're looking good for tomatoes and planting vegetables and all that kind of stuff. Most people have their gardens in or are planting them now. A lot of gardens were [...]
Planting with Sweet Peat
Sweet Peat is the soil amendment that we use and talk about all the time, but what is it? It's different than peat moss, this is a much better product than standard peat moss [...]
Insects & Red Thread Fungus
Aphids So, at the nursery here, we've been seeing quite a bit of aphids this year, more so than normal. Insects are like a clock pendulum. You're going to see them sometimes, you're [...]
Shade Plants – Begonias and Kodiak Fresh
There really aren't a lot of vine options, especially with a lot of flowers like that, tropical-wise, for shade. For folks to come to the nursery, what are they looking for that might be [...]
Strawberries In Pots & Annuals
I have an email here from Mary who says, "what tips can you offer for planting strawberries in a strawberry pot?" The first tip is don't overcrowd them. Usually, you just want to put [...]
How Much Rain Is Too Much For Plants
When we get an all-day soaker like this, it generally takes care of the watering for shallow rooted stuff, like some of the young shrubs and perennials. Trees, however, they can have a root [...]
Native Ohio Pond Plants
We get asked every so often about plants that are native to Ohio, but we haven't touched on native pond plants before. If you're building your own pond, what plants are you supposed to include [...]
Making a Shade Planter
I'm going talk through the process of putting together these planters with a lot of shade plants that will be outside of the radio station. I'm going to do a Cordyline, and I got [...]
Composting Basics
Composting Basics Time to talk compost! The biggest question that people have is how to start and what you need. We carry a starter bacteria that helps the compost pile get started and [...]
Feeding Flowering Shrubs
I have a couple emails here. Dottie in North Canton, wants to know, "how often should I fertilize my flowering shrubs, Rose of Sharon, Hydrangeas, Azaleas, with triple superphosphate? I did them once about [...]