by Dan Gorton | Feb 19, 2021 | DIY Big Tool Box, DIY Ace Hardware & Tools, DIY Highlands Garden Center, General
Mushrooms & Toadstools Mushrooms found in lawns often develop from feeding on buried scraps of construction lumber, dead tree roots, or other organic matter. Some people consider them unsightly or want to get rid of them because of concerns for pets and young... 
by Dan Gorton | Feb 18, 2021 | DIY Big Tool Box, DIY Ace Hardware & Tools, DIY Highlands Garden Center, General
Wood-boring insects are among the most destructive pests of trees and shrubs. Most wood borer insects are the larvae stage that tunnel under the bark and in the living wood, destroying water and sap conducting tissues. Most borers cause damage to stressed plants, fix... 
by Dan Gorton | Feb 18, 2021 | DIY Big Tool Box, DIY Ace Hardware & Tools, DIY Highlands Garden Center, General
Nutsedge is a very aggressive and persistent weed in; lawns, landscapes and gardens. It is often called (nutgrass), because it has a little tuber/bulb, “nutlet” and the leaves resemble a grass. Nutsedge can spread by; seed, tubers, and creeping rhizomes.... 
by Dan Gorton | Sep 26, 2019 | DIY Ace Hardware & Tools, DIY Big Tool Box, DIY Highlands Garden Center
Want To Learn How To get The Best Results From Weed Grass, and Insect Control? Spreader Sticker – the Way to Get the Most Out of Weed, Grass, and Insect Killers. Hi-Yield Spreader Sticker makes almost all chemicals work better by; breaking down the surface... 
by Dan Gorton | Sep 26, 2019 | DIY Ace Hardware & Tools, DIY Big Tool Box, DIY Highlands Garden Center
Humates and Humic Acid – Humates and Humic acid do not provide a “Quick Fix” to the soil. The soil in your lawn and garden did not become poor overnight, thus it will take time to correct.- Continued use will bring the soil,... 
by Dan Gorton | Sep 26, 2019 | DIY Highlands Garden Center, DIY Ace Hardware & Tools, DIY Big Tool Box, General
Generally, trees are thought of as a good thing, as in the case of weeds, the wrong plant in the wrong place, sometimes they are not. I have had ash trees germinate in my yard or in my landscape. In this sheet I call them volunteer trees, these are trees that come... 
by Dan Gorton | Sep 26, 2019 | DIY Big Tool Box, DIY Ace Hardware & Tools, DIY Highlands Garden Center, General
ferti-lome 2 N 1 Systemic This is a systemic insecticide and systemic fungicide in one, easy to use application. Use on shrubs, flowers and ornamentals. An application works up to 6 weeks. ferti-lome Liquid Systemic Fungicide This can be used for fungus in Turf and it... 
by Dan Gorton | Sep 26, 2019 | DIY Ace Hardware & Tools, DIY Big Tool Box, DIY Highlands Garden Center, General
CONTROLING EARLY GRASSY WEEDS Mid to Late Spring We know that Crabgrass and other annual grasses come from a seed every year. Early grassy weeds don’t germinate until the soil temperature gets warm enough.This is the only time of the year that you don’t... 
by Dan Gorton | Sep 26, 2019 | DIY Highlands Garden Center, DIY Ace Hardware & Tools, DIY Big Tool Box, General
The Best Rose Care Tips Planting At and after planting, apply ferti-lome Root Stimulator. Mix and pour at the base of the plant. Make at least 3 applications, 10 to 14 days apart. May be applied until gone or throughout the first year. At planting, apply your first... 
by Dan Gorton | Sep 26, 2019 | DIY Big Tool Box, DIY Ace Hardware & Tools, DIY Highlands Garden Center, General
Understanding Blossom End Rot (BER) Blossom end rot is a physiological disorder of tomatoes where the tissue of the blossom end of the fruit (the part of the fruit opposite the stem) breaks down and rots, thus reducing yield. BER is caused by a lack of calcium in the... 
by Dan Gorton | Sep 26, 2019 | DIY Big Tool Box, DIY Highlands Garden Center, General
Raised bed gardening is one of the fastest-growing trends in gardening right now. Raised beds offer; higher yields, expanded growing season, easier maintenance, better drainage, less compacted soils and the ability to use difficult locations for a garden. This info... 
by Dan Gorton | Sep 25, 2019 | DIY Big Tool Box, DIY Ace Hardware & Tools, DIY Highlands Garden Center, General
Brown patch is a lawn fungus that is common on cool-season grass such as; bluegrass, perennial rye, and especially tall fescue. The fungus becomes active when nighttime low temperatures are above 65° to 70° when moisture and humidity is high. Other conditions that... 
by Dan Gorton | Sep 24, 2019 | DIY Lawn & Sprinkler, DIY Ace Hardware & Tools, DIY Big Tool Box, DIY Highlands Garden Center, General
LAWN CARE TIPS Step 1: Crabgrass Preventer plus Lawn Food Apply in March or April before the weeds germinate. Apply and water in. This is a slow-release 20-0-3 fertilizer with micro-nutrients and a weed and grass preventer. This unique product will also kill, small... 
by Dan Gorton | Sep 23, 2019 | DIY Ace Hardware & Tools, DIY Big Tool Box, DIY Highlands Garden Center, General
There are three common fungus problems of roses: Black Spot, Powdery Mildew and Cercospora Leaf Spot. Powdery mildew is addressed in a separate info-sheet.Cercospora leaf spot look like most leaf spot fungus with a dark margin and a tan or grey center.This leaf spot... 
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