Grow your own groceries this summer! Now is the time to plant edibles like tomatoes, herbs, zucchini and berries. Consider a soaker hose to conserve water in your vegetable garden.
April is Plant California Natives Month! Ask our staff for suggestions.
Prevent powdery mildew and rust on roses and other plants with Bonide Neem Max. Already have a powdery mildew challenge? Treat it with Bonide Neem Max.
Aphids are beginning to appear. Stop them early with Bonide Neem Max.
Plant a tree, shrub, flower or edible for Earth Day or National Arbor Day.
Start planting summer annuals like Lobelia, Begonia, Impatiens, Marigolds, Cosmos, Petunias, Snapdragon and Alyssum. Use E. B. Stone Organics Sure Start fertilizer for new plantings to establish them quickly.
Apply a lawn fertilizer such as E.B. Stone Nature’s Green to green up your grass and groundcovers gently.
Stock up on a season’s-worth of top quality, plant-specific fertilizers from E.B. Stone. The “Naturals” and “Organics” lines are environmentally friendly.
Snails and slugs are hatching in your garden right now. Non-toxic Sluggo can control them.
Mulch vegetable and flower beds with Sloat Forest Mulch Plus.
Release ladybugs, praying mantis, and other beneficial insects to help control aphids, mites, whiteflies, and other garden pests. If you release beneficial insects, please don’t spray for garden pests.
Work cover crops into the soil before they seed.
Shop for Clematis and other spring bloomers.
It’s also time to start choosing and planting summer perennials: Penstemon, Salvia, Dahlia, and Argyranthemum.
