When summer ends, you look forward to closing shop on gardening in the fall. But do your trees need additional fertilizer?

To help my students get exceptional results from their gardens, I teach them to build soil health with regular additions of ...

Folks, we live in a land and time of overdoing pretty much everything. Don’t believe me? Some time back, my wife and I went shopping for a new sofa and the smallest thing we could find was literally ...

Our landscape also needs to eat. Should we feed our trees and shrubs or wait until spring? One expert, Jerry Somalski, owner of Bay Landscaping near Bay City, says we absolutely want to fertilize ...

As with any plant, trees and shrubs have nutrient requirements that must be met if you are to get maximum performance, whether that be beauty, shade, health of the plant, etc. Tree and shrub ...

Before plants leaf out for the spring, it’s a good idea to take some time for maintenance tasks in the garden. Here are two important items to put on your to-do list: pruning and fertilizing your ...

We are approaching the most important period of time for getting big growth on our trees and shrubs. The growth won’t come this year. It will come next year. Don’t wait until next spring to think ...

Fertilizer spikes may seem like a convenient way to feed your trees, but these little spikes come with some caveats. Know the risks before using them.

As plants put on new growth this spring, they can benefit from essential nutrients that help them become healthy and strong. Plants can be very different and have their own unique requirements, but ...

Winter's cold temperatures, reduced sunlight, and frozen soil create harsh conditions for many plants. While many enter a state of dormancy to conserve energy, they can still be affected by frost ...

Question: Last week you recommended waiting until May to fertilize lawns if we applied Natural Guard Soil Activator now. Is that also true for trees and shrubs? Answer: I do recommend applying Natural ...

For some interesting reason, people like to fertilize plants in August and September. They also like to fertilize plants that are performing poorly —without determining the cause. Don’t fertilize any ...