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Thursday, April 15, 2010

Plant and Watch Em' Grow

Now is the time!  If you haven't started you seed now is the time.  While the little plants start to grow prep your ground and get ready  to watch em' grow.  I can almost taste those fresh tomatoes already!  Sweet Corn!  Ahhh
 my tummy is growling.  If you are saying I don't have anywhere to plant anything, don't distress.  Make a raised bed with boards, timbers, fallen trees or cross-ties and fill with Garden Blend Soil Mix and you are ready to plant.  Spread a little mulch or straw for weed control and to maximize water retention.  Soon you will be tending your crops with pride and joy.  Happy Gardening!

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Spring Supplies and Landscaping materials

Spring is really exciting already, but beware of the sneaky freeze.  For this area we are not truly past the danger zone until about mid May.   This unseasonable heat wave can tease and tempt us to plant when we should wait a little longer.  All the beautiful flowers at the garden centers lure us in and send us into a mad frenzy.  Especially after the home bound winter we have had.  Keep the frost blanket handy!  Some old curtains work great for this too.  JMJ, The Landscape Supply Center has the Garden Blend Soil Mix for all your beds and raised garden plots.  This spring brings an abundance of new products as well.  New items include grass seed, sod, fertilizer, straw blanket and pine needle mulch.  Be sure to stop in and check them out.  Get your hands in the dirt and enjoy the fruits of your labor.