- Prune ~ In late fall or early spring prune out old wood or damaged limbs on your roses and fruit trees. Do not prune spring blooming forsythia, azaleas, lilacs, etc.
- Spray Animal Deterrents ~ As recommended by manufacturer.
- Bone Meal ~ In fall and spring apply to everything that blooms including bulb and perennial beds, flowering shrubs and trees.
- Soil Activator (Humate) ~ Apply fall and spring two years in a row for maximum results to all plants, lawns and gardens.
- Tree Trunk Protection ~ Snap on plastic tree wrap for all trees up to about 3"-4" diameter. We stock three sizes.
- Peat Moss ~ Add to beds you are working up. Work into surface of old beds.
- Shredded Bark ~ The most important step you can do for trees and yard shrubs besides watering is mulching with good shredded bark.
- Aluminum Sulphate ~ Apply to blue hydrangeas.
- Elemental Sulfur ~ Apply to acid loving plants like azaleas, blueberries and rhododendrons.
- Tree and Shrub Food (Fertilome dry) ~ Apply to all trees & shrubs, in spring & fall.
- Insect problems this year? ~ Apply Fertilome Scalecide - Kills over wintering eggs + insects.
- Bayer Tree & Shrub Systemic Insecticide ~ If you have not used it earlier, fall is a good time to apply it to all trees and shrubs (especially larger ones) that have had insect problems. Mix with water, pour around tree trunk per manufacturers instructions. 1 year protection!
- Root Stimulator ~ Still great to use on new and weak plants. Contains growth hormons and mild starter fertilizer promoting healthy roots.
- Bulb Food ~ Apply to all bulbs, new and existing plantings.
- Lime ~ Apply to gardens, flowerbeds and lawns to raise pH.
- Gypsum ~ Apply to gardens, flowerbeds, shrubs and lawns. Great source of calcium and sulfur; helps loosen up clay soils and helps neutralize dog urine and salt damage.
- New Beds ~ Rototill in all soil amendments and apply shredded bark.
- Fall Perennials ~ Perennials, planted in September to early October do great the following year. Water and then mulch heavily for winter protection.
- Cabin People ~ Plant now. Water each weekend.
Enjoy your garden!
Winter Greenhouse • W7041 Olmstead Rd • Winter, WI 54896 • get directions
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phone 715-266-4963 • mail@wintergreenhouse.com
Last Updated on January 3, 2012 • © Copyright 2008-2012 by Winter Greenhouse. All Rights Reserved.
Currently closed for the season
phone 715-266-4963 • mail@wintergreenhouse.com
Last Updated on January 3, 2012 • © Copyright 2008-2012 by Winter Greenhouse. All Rights Reserved.