Don't Forget to Fertilize!
Here are some of our go-to fertilizers
Here are some of our go-to fertilizers
Get earth on your hands.
It’s time to fertilize warm-season lawns (bermuda, buffalo and zoysia) with ferti•lome Winterizer. Don’t be confused by the name. Winterizer has 25% nitrogen to feed these grasses during their period of rapid growth. Use a second application in about 6 weeks.
Keep hanging baskets, planters and garden flowers fertilized. A slow-release fertilizer, like ferti•lome Garden Cote 6, will feed plants all season—but remember to supplement with a water-soluble high in phosphorus (ferti•lome Blooming & Rooting) to keep plants blooming profusely.
Keep annual plants blooming all summer by deadheading the flowers and maintaining good soil moisture. “Deadheading” is removing the old flowers so the plants won’t waste energy producing seeds and will produce more flowers. Water is crucial. Don’t let plants dry out to the point of wilting. Check every day and maybe twice a day with containers.
In ponds or other standing water use Mosquito Dunks or Mosquito Bits in the water to take care of the larva. For area control spray ferti•lome Broad Spectrum Insecticide to kill mosquitoes. Follow up, especially before outdoor activities, with ferti•lome MosquitoGo Insect Granules to keep them away.
Local gardening advice & more!
I think I’ve proven myself correct when I say that July is usually our hottest month of the year. I know this week's forecast, with a string of days at or and above the century mark, is all I care to see this summer.
Earlier this summer it was so nice to wake up in the cool morning of the Rockies, make some coffee (tea for Angie) and start the bacon cooking on the Coleman stove. To me, there’s nothing like the aroma of coffee with the sight and sound of thick cut pepper bacon sizzling from the campsite...unless it's a Hatch green chile smothered avocado toast with bacon and egg!
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It's madness time again!! Moonlight Madness that is, this Saturday, July 17!
...Johnson's Garden Time
Join Marty and Jeremy every Saturday & Sunday morning at 7:55 for Johnson's Garden Time. We'll also post episodes here and on our YouTube Channel.
Enjoy!
It's still all good in the hood.
Wichita's 4th generation garden center started as a small fruit & vegetable stand in the 1920s on the outskirts of town at the corner of Douglas and West Street in Wichita, KS. As the business grew, Harold Johnson, with his father Orie, bought 5 acres of land on West 13th Street, and opened Johnson's Garden Center. This location is still operating today!
Fast forward a half century. Wichita's "favorite hometown garden center" is still serving gardeners all over Kansas for over 90 years. We are a 4th generation family owned business, and are committed to providing quality products and excellent service to our customers.
