At Navlet's Garden Centers, we love to share our gardening experience and look forward to your visits so we can help keep you informed about timely gardening tasks. Between store visits, however, you can check this website periodically for seasonal tips and advice on garden care.
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Fruit Trees for
Small Yards
Planting fruit trees can be difficult in smaller yards, however if space is a problem Navlet's has a wide variety of Ultra Dwarf Fruit Trees. Ultra Dwarf Fruit Trees grow seven to ten feet tall and they can be grown in a container on a deck, balcony or patio. As an added bonus Ultra Dwarf Fruit Trees are also virus free.
Planting fruit trees can be difficult in smaller yards, however if space is a problem Navlet's has a wide variety of Ultra Dwarf Fruit Trees. Ultra Dwarf Fruit Trees grow seven to ten feet tall and they can be grown in a container on a deck, balcony or patio. As an added bonus Ultra Dwarf Fruit Trees are also virus free.
Plant Seed Potatotes
for Good Yield
Potatoes are a short term growing crop that yields big results. The time between planting to harvesting is a mere one hundred days and one pound of seed potatoes will produce three to five pounds of edible potatoes. Potatoes like well-drained soil so they do best in raised beds. Also to insure that your potatoes thrive add one tablespoon of Sulfate of Potash under each seed potato when planting.
Potatoes are a short term growing crop that yields big results. The time between planting to harvesting is a mere one hundred days and one pound of seed potatoes will produce three to five pounds of edible potatoes. Potatoes like well-drained soil so they do best in raised beds. Also to insure that your potatoes thrive add one tablespoon of Sulfate of Potash under each seed potato when planting.
Prune Conifer
February is the best month to prune Conifer such as Pines, Junipers, Cedars, and others. The cool temperatures of February allow plenty of time for the pruning wounds to callus before invading insects become active. Also, it’s not necessary to seal the pruning wounds as they naturally produced resin, or pitch, so Conifers do it for you.
February is the best month to prune Conifer such as Pines, Junipers, Cedars, and others. The cool temperatures of February allow plenty of time for the pruning wounds to callus before invading insects become active. Also, it’s not necessary to seal the pruning wounds as they naturally produced resin, or pitch, so Conifers do it for you.
Post Rose Pruning
Tip
After pruning your roses, be sure you loosen or reposition the metal name tag. If left untouched the wire holding the name tag will girdle the expanding rose cane. Overtime, the girdled cane will turn black and then die.
After pruning your roses, be sure you loosen or reposition the metal name tag. If left untouched the wire holding the name tag will girdle the expanding rose cane. Overtime, the girdled cane will turn black and then die.
