October
Issue Forty Three
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Add color to your garden this spring with fall planted bulbs.
Prepare Your Soil - Good soil drainage is essential in raising bulbs. If you have a soil with a high clay content, it can be improved by adding compost, peat moss or bumper crop to the soil. |
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| Fertilization - After digging the hole for the bulb apply a bulb fertilizer, such as Hi-Yield Dutch Bulb Food, to the bottom of the hole. |
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| Preventing Varmin - To protect bulbs from birds, squirrels, and chipmunks apply Repels-All in the hole along with the fertilizer. |
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| Planting - The general rule of thumb for planting spring bulbs is to plant two to three times as deep as the bulb is tall. Unsure which side is up? Plant the bulb on its side and gravity will do the rest. |
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| Water - Water well after planting. This will help settle the soil in the planting bed plus provide needed moisture for the bulbs to start rooting. Avoid over watering at planting time since this can result in bulb rot. |
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| Mulching - Apply mulch to keep the weeds down and hold in moisture. Mulch also helps minimize temperature fluctuations in the bed. |
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Trees purchased from Wilson's can be delivered and planted for only
$39 each
in county
$49 each surrounding counties
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30 % Off
Regular Prices
On Remaining trees, shrubs, roses, perennials and fruits on display.
Limited Time Only
Does not include
mums or asters
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Sun, Oct. 11th:
Bird Talk
Time: 2 pm
Cost: Free
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Sun, Oct. 25th:
Winterizing Your Garden
Time: 2 pm
Cost: Free
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Wilson's Garden Center
10923 Lambs Ln.
Newark, Ohio. 43055
740-763-2873
740-763-2874 (Fax)
office@great-gardeners.com
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October
Hours
Mon. - Sat.
9 am - 6 pm
Sunday:
11 am - 6 pm
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We are a family owned and operated garden center specializing in plants that thrive in Central Ohio
For more information about our store please
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Good Afternoon Great-Gardeners,
It is amazing how much time flies. It feels like just last week we were counting down the days until Spring and now it is Fall.
Two weeks ago we went to Orlando, Florida for the annual Garden Center Group Meeting. During that time we met with other garden centers to share ideas and learn about how to become a better garden center for our customers. It was a fanastic experience. |
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While there a resident Horticulturist, from Disney, shared information about their Flower Festival that they have from March - May at Epcot. It was neat to see pictures of the topiaries they use for the festival and how much they have changed over the years.
As part of the garden center group we visited Sea World, Brevard Zoo and Rockledge Gardens. |
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| We went to Sea World & Brevard Zoo to learn how they use the three 'C's' - celebrate, connect and care. (How they celebrate having their customers, how do they connect with their customers and how do they show they care about their customers.) |
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I have not been to Sea World since I was a kid and it has changed so much since then. I still loved watching the dolphin and whale shows. You can tell how much the trainers and care takers truly love the animals. I was hoping that since we were going in a group that we would get a behind the scenes tour, but that did not happen.
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| Brevard Zoo was unlike any zoo I have ever been to. It is a small zoo so they do not have as many animals, but we were up in the air on a pathway most of the time looking down at the animals which made for some amazing pictures. |
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| Our last stop with the group took us to a local garden center called Rockledge Gardens. I thought our garden center was big, but I think they have us topped on size! Being in Florida, they have a totally different climate so it was very strange to see the plants we use as house plants being used as landscape trees and perennials. |
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So, if you visit Florida in the future, I highly recommend stopping by theses three places for something different to do.
If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, hit reply. I would love to hear from you. As always, have a great-gardening day.
Sincerely,
Holly
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There is still plenty of time to add some fall color to your garden beds. Late season mums are now just beginning to pop with color.
Another often over-looked plant for fall are pansies. Pansies come in an array of colors and can survive low temperatures.
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Q. I heard a garden mum will come back year after year, then I heard no, it's the hardy mum. What is the truth?
A. It depends on how cold the winter is. You can help mums over-winter by planting them in the ground as soon as possible. After they have been hit by the frost and have turned brown, do not cut off the foliage. It adds an extra layer of insulation. Mulch mums well after the ground freezes and remove the extra mulch and debris in the spring after the weather begins to warm. There is still no guarantee that they will survive the winter, but this gives them their best chances of survival. There is a variety of mum called Igloo that is considered a perennial mum here in Ohio. We do carry that variety along with the traditional varieties.
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Q. I was wondering how I could store Canna bulbs over the winter?
A. Dig Canna after a light frost. After digging, hose down your tubers removing all soil. Let air dry in a well ventilated area for one week. Once dried remove any foliage.
Store them in a breathable bag in dry peat moss, perlite, vermiculate, or sand.. The best temperature for storing Cannas dormant is 40-50 degrees F.
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"It's getting too cold to plant and have them actually root.."
Don't put off that fall gardening project that you have wanted to do. Fall is the perfect time to plant. The stresses of summer are over. There is usually more rainfall, cooler temperatures, and ground temperatures remain warmer.
Planting trees and shrubs in the fall allows plants to establish a strong root system. (Roots will grow as long as soil temperatures stay above 40 degrees F.) Without roots, plants will not survive, as roots are their feeding system.
The first couple of years are very important in the development of roots. Many people call the store asking why they have not seen any actual growth on their plants when they planted them in the spring. This is actually a good thing. What they do not see is that the plant is busy developing its root system under ground.
To help get plants rooted in well, we recommend using Master Start fertilizer and Root Master.
Perennials are best planted by mid-October to have them safely rooted. Use Root Master to help stimulate root growth. |
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| Houseplants should be brought back inside at the beginning of this month. Make sure to check for insects before bringing inside. Once inside it is common for some leaves to drop. This is normal. They are just adjusting to being back inside. |
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| Pull annual flowers, rake leaves and pull all vegetable plants that are done bearing to prevent over wintering pest/diseases. |
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| Cut back any diseased or insect infested perennials to the ground as they decline. Leave foliage on most perennials to protect crowns through the winter. |
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| Divide/transplant daylilies and iris early this month. |
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| Clean up tools, sharpen blades, oil moving parts. Apply a light coat of oil to prevent rusting. |
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