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Our Summer Annuals

are coming in!

We currently have Vinca, Celosia, Moss Rose, Pentas, Angelonia (Summer Snapdragon) and Gold Fleece. We will be getting truck loads every week.

Summer Time!

Garden-Your garden should be setting fruit and veggies by now. It is not to late to plant you melons and orka. Continue to fertilize and water you garden.

Grass- Its hot, By now your perennial rye is burning out, cut down your rye as low as you can. Stop the water for a few day and de thatch if necessary. Then start your regular watering and fertilizing to your hybrid Bermuda and regular Bermuda. It won't be long before you have a lush summer lawn.

De Thatching- We de thatch our lawns to thin out the build up of dead grass and rooting in the lawn. This lets water and fertilizer penetrate the ground and creates a healthy green lawn.

Fertilize- Turf Royal 21-7-14 or Southwest Green Maker 18-0-6. The Green Maker also has sulfur iron and trace elements.

Watering- Depending on your soil condition water every morning to every third morning. Make sure you water in the a.m. If you water in the p.m. you have a chance of fungus or other disease.

Weeds- Yikes, they're here! Don't let these pest get out of hand, kill them at the root when they are small. For your yard you will need to bring in a small sample and we will suggest the right product to get rid of the problem. We carry a variety of weed killer that you can use in the lawn the keep the weeds out and the grass looking good.
For your rock we will suggest a product that will be a contact killer that will also kill plants and root, this too will depend on the area you need to cover.

Pre-emergent- Let's get the pre-emergent down to kill seeds that will sprout in to weeds. We have a huge variety of pre-emergents depending on the area you need to cover.

Clearance

Sale Prices 24" Box Trees

$129.00

• Ficus Nitida
• Fan Tex Ash
• Shamel Ash
• Sissoo
• Acacia
• Evergreen Elm

$79.99

• African Sumac
• Olive Multi Trunk
• Mesquite
• Sweet Acacia

Flowers

Primrose, Pansy and Marigolds assorted colors 4"pots are .89 cents.
Carnations and Cineria assorted colors 4" pots are $1.99
Primrose assorted colors 8" pots are $7.99.

Come in and check out are Easy Home Garden Kits that assemble in 5 minutes!!!

Sale good thur the end of February

Easy Home Gardening Kit

Photos of a mature garden using our Easy Home Gardening Kit. For more info about square foot gardening, please see our previous post.

Square Foot Gardening

Soils – use 1/3 composted mulch, 1/3 peat moss and 1/3 vermiculite. Use any of these products available at A & P Nursery. Composted mulch should be a combo of 2-3 of these products – Harvest Supreme, Amend, Rose & Flower Planting Mix, A & P Moisture Mulch and Forest Magic Mulch.

A & P Nursery also has Grow Boxes available (pre-fabricated) 5 minute assembly, no screws needed. Constructed of 1”x8”x5’ lumber to create a 5’x5’ box with 14 ½” individual squares (16 squares total).
For all your gardening needs. Perfect sized for an herb garden, vegetable garden, flowers, etc. Perfect sized for starting an all organic garden. Raise your own vegetables in a proven productive system.

Harvest Supreme

* An excellent fortified natural soil amendment for all vegetable and flower gardens. Contains all-organic, long-lasting ingredients including chicken manure, bat guano and kelp meal. Helps break up clay soils and improves drainage.
* Formulated to provide abundant plant nutrients, improve physical soil structure and help balance pH when mixed with existing garden soil.

Available sizes:
2.0 CF

A & P Moisture Mulch

*Acts as a natural food resource for the microorganisms and serves to keep the microbial populations in soil alive and producing.

Available Sizes:
2.0 CF

Peat Moss

*Aerates plant roots by loosening heavy soil and adding body to sandy soil.
*Saves water by absorbing and holding moisture.
*Reduces leaching by releasing nutrients slowly to plants over time.

Available Sizes:
3.8 CF compressed bale
2.2 CF compressed bale

Vermiculite

*Good for retaining moisture.
*Helps with drainage.

Forest Magic Mulch

*A natural forest product.
*1/2” minus product comprised of wood
byproducts, green waste, and gypsum.

Available Sizes:
3.0 CF

Rose and Flower Planting Mix

* Specially formulated for all types of roses, promotes abundant blossoming and long life. Contains all-organic, long-lasting ingredients including alfalfa meal and worm castings.
* Natural ingredients increase moisture retention of soil and improves soil porosity and promotes drainage for healthy roots.


Available Sizes:
1.5 CF
Amend

*Ideal garden soil for flowers and vegetables.
* Rich in composted organic materials, including enriched Plant Food and Gypsum to soften clay soils.
* Bigger, Brighter Plants – Guaranteed!

Available Sizes:
1.5 CF
2.0 CF