Gardening Tips | Watsons Greenhouse & Nursery

Fall Tips and Tidbits: Great time to cut back shrubs that flower late in the year - such as hydrangeas, wiegela, and parital removal of rose length. Save big pruning of roses until Spring. It's also a good time to tidy clematis - except the Montana species which bloom early in the Spring. Do a good weedingand then apply a fall mulch or thick layer of compost. Time for Fall and Winter lawn fertilizer and, if you did not apply lime in the spring, you can do that now. An extra good raking of leaves should be done if your trees have any sort of fungal problem on their leaves. Dormant oil spray can can be applied as soon as trees are bare, and then again in early spring. This suffocates any bugs and their eggs.

Bulbs: Plant your spring blooming bulbs now! Crocus, Daffodils, Hyacinths, Iris, Tulips and more.

Keep slugs at bay: Slugs just adore pansies, herbs and veggies...so remember to use Sluggo, a natural slug bait to control slugs and keep your family and pets safe. Fall is when slugs lay their eggs, using Sluggo now will control slugs in Spring.

Seed Starting: Tip by Ed Hume...open the bottom flap of the seed package (it opens easily and saves the package for informational purposes), put a few drops of rooting hormone in the package and shake it up! You are giving your seeds a head start. Remember...don't plant the seeds too deep!