Green Gardens welcomes Fox Farm to its shelves. Fox Farm is a small family run business dedicated to producing the finest quality garden products. They have developed a range of organic plant foods and soil mixes that are sure to yield spectacular results. For more information on Fox Farm products, come by the nursery and speak to any one of our staff members or visit www.foxfarmfertilizer.com.
Light Warrior Seed Starter - Light Warrior is an excellent product for those interested in growing their own organic food. It provides essential nutrients to seedlings in order to fortify growth and result in great tasting, healthy, and organic food.
- All natural blend
- Seed germinator – microbe and mycorrhizae activated
- Designed for custom feeding schedules
- Engineered for the indoor gardener
Ocean Forest Potting Soil - The ingredients and qualities featured in Ocean Forest potting soil allow for moisture retention and excellent drainage. This is essential for plant health, both in a storm or under extreme drought conditions.
- Ready to use – pH adjusted
- Nutrient rich container blend
- Contains good ingredients from the earth and sea
- Light texture – well aerated
Time To Plant:
Herbs & Vegetables – broccoli, brussels sprouts, beets, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, chives, coriander, garlic, kale, lavender, lettuce, mint, onions, peas, potatoes, radish, rosemary, rutabaga, spinach, thyme
Cool Season Plants – alyssum, calendula, campanula, christmas cactus, cineraria, cyclamen, dianthus, geraniums, iceland poppy, nemesia, pansy, snapdragon, stock, sweet pea, verbena, viola
Seeds – aster, candytuft, delphinium, hollyhock, larkspur, lobelia, petunia, poppies, sweet alyssum, sweet peas
Bare-root Deciduous Fruit Trees – apple, apricot, peach, pear, plum
Other - bare-root roses
Fertilize:
- Ferns, orchids, fuchias, epiphyllum, ornamental trees, established natives, Mediterraneans, and container plants
- Do not feed newly planted natives or Mediterraneans
- Fertilize citrus with Dr. Earth Fruit Tree Fertilizer
- Fertilize cool-season lawns with Marathon 15-15-15 fertilizer
- Fertilize roses with Dr. Earth Rose Fertilizer and spray emerging foliage with Neptune’s Harvest Fish & Seaweed
Prune:
- Deciduous fruit trees to maintain manageable size for harvesting and increase production
- Do not prune heirloom roses until after bloom
- Prune hybrid roses and remove canes that cut across the center of the bush or are dead
- Prune non-native deciduous trees and conifers if needed
- Thin bamboo
- Cut canna and ginger to the ground
- Deadhead all flowering plants including bulbs
Control Pests and Disease:
- Use Lily Miller dormant spray on roses and deciduous fruit trees after pruning
- Bait for snails and slugs
- Clean up rotting material to deter sowbugs and pillbugs
Miscellaneous:
- Purchase camellias and aloes now
- Use 2-3 inches of mulch to help reduce weeds and retain moisture; keep a couple inches away from the plant base
- Rebuild water basins
- Pull weeds as soon as they appear
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