Thursday, November 5, 2009

Dormant Spray


Falling leaves is a sign to let us know that it is time to start spraying your fruit trees. Lilly Miller's Microcop is the perfect solution to prevent peach leaf curl, anthracnose, canker, and blights on fruit and nut trees.
But this product does more than that, spray your roses, shrubs, and vines to prevent many of the diseases, like galls, leaf spots, powdery mildew, and blights that plague your plants in the spring and summer season. Preventing the diseases now saves you time, money, and aggravation later. Spray Microcop on your winter vegetables to prevent damping off during wet weather.
Microcop is a two part spray, copper fungicide and spreader sticker to adhere the spray to your plants. We recomend spraying your plants three times throughout the winter season. Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Valentines day are three dates to easily remember. But you can pick your own schedule as long as the branches are free of leaves.

Monday, November 2, 2009

Gardening Basics

Enriching the Soil
In nature, dead or rotting vegetation, animal manure and decaying animal remains provide adequate nutrition for the soil. As man removes the crops or gardens he grows, he must replenish the soil with organic material to maintain a healthy and productive soil. It's a simple concept. You must replace what you take out.

Digging
Despite the activity of earthworms, burrowing animals and penetrating plant roots, untended soil is still relatively hard and compacted. We can improve the texture by digging, or turning over the soil, to allow oxygen and water into the soil.

Seeding
In nature, relatively few seeds germinate because of competition from other plants and poor soil conditions. In the garden, most seeds will germinate as they are given optimum conditions and spacing, along with organic matter and moisture.

Watering
Plants are dependent on water for their survival. Whereas adequate rainfall cannot be guaranteed in nature, in the garden, additional water can be given to plants at optimum amounts for maximum success.

Pest Control
Nature maintains its delicate balance by ensuring that pests and predators control each others numbers. Man can encourage and assist this process while also protecting his plants by using artificial means. Releasing ladybugs and praying mantises can control a wide variety of insects. Introducing beneficial nematodes in the soil can be of great help in controlling soil pests.

Finally
Left to its own devices, nature would not produce a very abundant harvest, either in terms of quantity or in the size of individual fruits. The harvest from cultivated ground that has been enriched and cared for will always outweigh what Mother Nature can produce.

Dr. Earth Website
http://www.drearth.com/

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Fall Feeding

Fall and winter is the time of year you want to improve the health of your plants without encouraging green top growth. this can be accomplished with Master Nursery's Master Bloom. Master Bloom is formulated without nitrogen to aid in the development of flower and fruit buds. This product also helps plants resist diseases and cold weather damage.


Master Bloom 0-10-10
• Makes flowers bloom profusely, without getting leggy.
• Includes calcium and sulfur for better water penetration.
• Use in winter for strong plants in the spring.
• Good for acid loving plants.

Sizes: 5 lbs, 20 lbs can be found at Camino Garden Center

In the fall your lawn needs a different blend of nutrients. Use Master Nursery's Fall & Winter Feed for lawns. This fertilizer is formulated to produce a rich green lawn, encourage root growth and improve the turfs's resistance to diseases.

Easy Livin'® Fall & Winter Feed for Lawns 20-6-7
• Promotes deep green color, encourages root growth and improves resistance to disease.
• Ideal for cool weather and cool climates to maintain rich green.





Size: 20 lbs can be found at Camino Garden Center