As the sun shines
As the summer sunshine continues to warm the ripening fruits in our gardens make sure you keep an eye on potential bugs and disease. Spider mites are a big problem when the days are as warm as they have been and you don’t won’t to let get out of control. The product “Spinosad” (an organic) has been working pretty darn good. Make sure to spray three different times at one week intervals! This spray will also help with white fly, thrips, and leaf beetles.
Side dress beds with organic compost to help suppres weeds and add nutrients. If any plants are not up to par……… try giving them a shot of liquid organic “Earth Juice” bloom……….. In regards to tomatoes if you run into blossom end rot we stock a liquid calcium that should help. This product is also good for squash and cucumbers.
Hope the season is going well. If you are looking for starts of lettuce, carrots, and other late summer plants we just might be able to help you out. We have been sowing seeds in anticipation of late season growing….. It works and there is a lot of great growing time yet to come. We also have wonderful starts of flowering cabbage and kale, plus a new and fresh crop of pansies, violas, asters and mums. Not to mention a GREAT collection of fall grasses and sedges…… Hope to see you soon. PS: Sorry for not keeping the site so up to date……….. my back surgery had me not so comfortable at the keyboard… all is well and healing and the smile is still on my face…. see ya in the garden… Doug