Joe’s Journal, Spring Edition – Gardening with Granulars
Let’s discuss granular fertilizers! Why even use a granular? And what are some of the ways you can use them in landscape plantings and in potted plant culture? There are
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Homeowners
5 Product Benefits of NutriRoot Granular
Our latest product, NutriRoot Granular, is now available and ready for you to use. The name is quite descriptive: this is a dried and granular version of our popular NutriRoot
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Joe’s Journal, Spring Edition – The Summer Veg Garden
Here in the Blue Ridge in North Carolina, there are plenty of opportunities to grow vegetables. We have had “spring” since February, and gardening tasks included the planting out of
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4 Tips for Beating Summer Plant Stress
Summer is a great time for humans and plants, but can be stressful as well. Various issues such as drought, heat, and sunscald can hinder plant growth and lead to
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Joe’s Journal, Spring Edition: Earth Week
The first earth day was over 50 years ago. In 2010, the Canopy Project was established to reforest the earth and slow the effects of climate change. Since then, over
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Joe’s Journal, Spring Edition: Preparing for Summer
In this installment, I’d like to share the things I learned in attempts to grow on a property in which wildlife has free reign. How do you protect your garden
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Joe’s Journal, Spring Edition: Companion Planting, Part II
Last time, we discussed different beneficial insects you will want to attract to your garden to help your landscape. This time, we will go over different plants and trees you'll
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Joe’s Journal, Spring Edition: Companion Planting, part I
Four plant families (the Amaryllidaceae, Apiaceae, Asteraceae, and Labiatae) can be the basis of companion planting. What are companion plants and why bother with them? In this blog series, we
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Joe’s Journal, Spring Edition: Fertilizers and Amendments
There is a dizzying choice of fertilizers and amendments on the market. What do you choose and when do you apply them? To keep things relatively simple, I will limit
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Joe’s Journal, Spring Edition: Planting Trees into the Landscape Garden, Part II
Happy spring! In our previous blog, we discussed two basic planting designs: the specimen tree and the hedge. There is much more to designing a landscape garden. When thinking of
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