Experts
Tips from Tom Ross
April 2025Mark your calendars! Our Annual Plant Days Events are this month…
Fresh garden seed has arrived! Get your ground worked up, it’s time to start your garden. April is the best time to plant your green beans, sweet corn, squash, and cucumber seed.
This month is a great time to plant tomatoes, peppers, and other veggie plants. We carry many varieties adapted for our growing area! When planting your tomatoes, we recommend you follow the steps in ‘Granny’s Tomato Recipe’.
April is still a good time to plant (and fertilize) your shade grass – we carry the following turf fescues: Titan RX, Titan TLC, and Titan GLX (Newest and Best Genetics). We recommend Scotts Lawn Pro or our Ross 21-5-8 fertilizer blend.
Be sure and give your fescue (shade grasses) a little drink during dry spells this month.
When the Bermuda has greened up over 50% of your lawn, it’s time for a “Shot in the Grass”. We recommend Ross 21-5-8 with 4% Iron, Scotts Lawn Pro, 34-0-0 11S, and 46-0-0 fertilizer blends.
Springtime is here, both stores are receiving weekly plant trucks with shrubs, bedding plants, veggies, and flowers. Shop early and often for the best selection.
Remember, it is time to prune early spring flowering shrubs, such as: Azalea, Quince, and Forsythia, AFTER they are finished blooming. Summer flowering plants that bloom off new growth, such as: Althea, Crape Myrtle, and Butterfly Bush, can be pruned prior to blooming if needed.
Apply soil amendments to your flower beds and garden for better results. We suggest: Peat Moss, HUMALFA Nature’s Prescription, Cotton Burr Compost, The Cow Organic Compost and Manure.
We have some nice Grade A Cedar and Redwood Mulch, in 3cf. bags, to brighten up your landscape.
Now is the time to start thinking about fly control for your animals.
