Garden Tips

1. Apply Phase 2 of a lawn fertilizer program or Weed & Feed now.  This application will strengthen your lawn and promote green growth while helping to control pesky weeds.
   
   
2. When prepping your garden beds be sure to work in one of the Espoma “Tone” products.  These organic based plant foods not only feed your plants but actually improve your soil structure and help to create a better living environment for your plants.
   
1. Garden-tone for Vegetable gardens (Tomato-tone for Tomatoes and Peppers).
   
2. Flower-tone for Annual and Perennial beds.
   
3. Rose-tone for Roses.
   
4. Holly-tone for all acid loving plants.
   
   
3. Moles are not hard to get rid, there are just a lot of mole products that do not work.  If you buy a mole product that works and use it correctly, they are actually pretty easy to get rid of.  If you just want them to go away, use MoleMax Mole Repellent.  Just be sure to water it in thoroughly after applying. The moles will relocate to another yard if you do this.  If you want a more final solution try Tomcat Mole Killer.  This bait resembles a worm.  Recent studies show that 80% of a moles diet is earthworms.  So, if a bait imitates a worm it will worm much better than other baits.  Just be sure to bait an active tunnel. Stop banging your head against the wall and stop in and talk to us about moles.  We can help!
   
   
4. Speedzone Lawn Weed Killer used right now will decimate weeds.  Even some of the really hard to kill varieties.  A better weed killer will give you better results and Speedzone is the best.
   
   
5. Containers and hanging baskets look great in Spring but sometimes can become hard to keep watered during the hot Summer months.  By adding Soil Moist now when you are planting can, greatly reduce the chance of them drying out in the Summer.  Soil Moist is a polymer crystal that swells up and holds water when you water then slowly releases it back to the soil as the soils dries out.  Simply mix Soil Moist into your soil at planting time.  If you are purchasing already planted containers or hanging baskets use Soil Moist Spikes.  These are little spikes of the polymer that you can push into the soil of the planter.