The secret to beautiful pots and planters? Feed them regularly. Easy to say, but hard to remember. With our new Energized Potting Mix, your plants will get fed all season long. The only thing you need to do is water. With Energized Potting Mix, these Rim Planters can go all summer without additional fertilization. The secret to beautiful pots and planters? Feed them regularly. Easy to say, but hard to remember. With our new Energized Pott…
With our new mixes, gardeners go from seed to harvest — 100 percent organic! Our Germinating Mix has been a longtime favorite among folks who start their own seeds. Online reviewers give it high marks because the finely textured blend makes an excellent “foundation” for seedlings and ensures fast growth, well-developed root systems and sturdy plants. And now, we’re pleased to offer Organic Seedstarting Mix, a com…
e. It is something I can do in spite of my disabilities. “My favorite things to grow are the things I can eat, such as tomatoes, cucumbers, chard, potatoes, lettuce and greens, asparagus, herbs and green onions. Being 300 feet from the ocean, it’s a challenge to find what plants can take the tradewinds and salt air. I try to compensate for this by putting up shadecloth, and this has helped with most plants. The big challenge is to find…
We’ve designed some special racks that let you enjoy windowboxes without the windows. Our 2-Tier and 3-Tier Cascade Planters are made of sturdy, square-stock steel and have a handsome, flat-black finish. Two, 3-Tier Cascade Planters placed back-to-back. Photo taken in early June before the plants began hiding the framework. Windowboxes are an easy and inexpensive way to transform an ordinary house into something special. Though we of…
…makes it easy to create a customized, efficient watering system. Water slowly, so it soaks in rather than running off. Soaker hoses and a water timer make it easy to apply a deep, thorough soaking. Apply mulch. A 2″ to 3″ layer of bark mulch, shredded leaves or pine straw helps conserve moisture and insulates the soil, keeping it cooler than exposed soil. Apply mulch to the soil in container plantings, too. Stop fertilizing. Feeding…
Plants for the grape Self-Watering Windowbox: Diamond Frost euphorbia, Tapien Blue Violet verbena, Dolce Blackcurrant heuchera, Soprano White osteospermum, Superbells Saffron calibrachoa, Angelface Blue angelonia and Mini Blue Supertunia. If you’re ready to be stylish and bold, check out our Self-Watering Windowboxes in two new colors: lime green and grape. Working with our friends at Proven Winners, we searched for the perfect blend of pl…
…ou tell us, you send e-mail, letters and pictures. More and more, we see your postings on Facebook. Check out some of the shots we’ve received in the last few months. “I have 22 Grow Beds of various sizes, mostly 3 X 6. I just set up the Cucumber Trellis but have Tomato Ladders, Tomato Cages, Bean Towers, and Veggie Cages, and just built a blueberry cage with the Faux Bamboo.” This customer is using the Tomato Success Kit to…
…r: We improved the planting mix. In test after test, our new soil blend of 50 percent Self-Watering Container Mix and 50 percent Eco-co Coir out-performed other soil mixes. We improved the fertilizer. It’s still 100 percent organic and slow-release for a long-lasting supply of nutrients; now it’s fortified with calcium to promote healthy growth and minimize blossom-end rot, a common tomato ailment. Testers also found that pla…
…d by the rain in a way that no amount of hand watering could equal. Here in Vermont, we are usually blessed with enough summer rainfall to satisfy most plants. My low-yield drilled well keeps me from watering more than about 20 minutes at a time, so I just use two French Blue Watering Cans. Using watering cans makes it clear how much water I’m actually applying. It also limits what gets watered: potted plants, plants in the greenhouse, tra…
How to make watering easier and more efficient. Soaker hoses ensure that water percolates to the root zone of your plants. This Flat Soaker Hose is especially good for smaller beds because it forms curves easily. Whenever I plant a new flower garden for one of my clients, I give the “watering talk,” in which I underscore the importance of watering during the first year. I note that standing at the garden’s edge with a hose and…