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Pinehurst Fall Events
Scarecrow Festival and Auction
Date: October 21st
Time: 6:30pm to 9:30pm
Bring your friends and family for a fun evening. There will be food, beverages and entertainment.
Kid's Pumpkin Growing Contest  October 23rd
Kids bring your pumpkins to Pinehurst by 10:30 am. Judging will be at 11:00 am
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"Your grass is always greener with the help of Pinehurst. "
Use
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Fall is absolutely the most important time to fertilize your lawn. Fertilizing with
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Visit the garden solution center at Pinehurst for a beautiful lawn.
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Greetings!
It's hard to believe it's the end of September. The
weather has been unbelievable. It's been more like August, than September. The forecast is for more warm weather, then a gradual cooling, which our plants will need to get ready for winter. The Scarecrow Festival is just around the corner at Pinehurst. The plans are underway and it sounds like it's going to be a great, fun event. If your business has not signed up to build a scarecrow, be sure to call Pennie at 237-6522 and sign up today. All the proceeds benefit the ISU Bengal Foundation.
Extend the season. Now is the time to freshen your planters and flower beds with beautiful fall color. The gift shop is filled with exciting new fall decor, the greenhouse has fresh new fall plants. The garden mums are just beginning to show color and will last for weeks, along with fall pansies, violas, flowering kale, and perennial asters. Fall planters make great gifts and come in many sizes. This is a great time for landscaping. By planting now the plants have plenty time to become established in the warm soil, while the cool air temperatures relieve transplant stress. The nursery is stocked with a great selection of trees and shrubs that are hardy and grow well in our area.
Do you know what plant adds the most value to your home? Find the answer.
Take a break from your busy schedule and come enjoy the beautiful, relaxing environment at Pinehurst, where you don't just find hardy plants that grow well in our area, you get expert advice on creating a beautiful environment to enjoy around your home. Our staff is here to answer any of your gardening questions and help you find solutions to your floral, gardening, and landscaping needs.
Happy fall gardening,
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Lawn Mowing your grass short for the winter helps prevent snow mold and promotes a healthy lawn. Apply Ferti-lome Winterizer and Natural Guard Soil Activator for a great yard next spring. Fall is the most important time of year to fertilize lawns. 
Vegetable Garden Pull up all dead and unproductive plants and place them in your compost pile. Any diseased or insect infested plant material should be placed in a plastic bag then discard in the trash. Any plants with these problems will carry over to next spring and cause even more problems. Garden Soil This is the perfect time to add organic material to your garden. Cotton Bur Compost and soil pep are great sources of organic matter. Mulch and collect the leaves and grass from your lawn. If you are tempted to add manure to your soil, fall is the only time to do it. Spread on the organic material and rototill the soil. Apply Natural Guard Soil Activator to feed the micro nutrients in the soil. Watering Continue to water your lawn and perennials. Deep water newly planted and existing trees and shrubs weekly to protect against drying winter wind and sun damage. Winter kill of hardy trees and shrubs is caused by lack of moisture in the plant. Fertilize trees and shrubs in late fall with Ferti-lome Tree and Shrub Food.
Planting
Fall is the ideal time to plant trees and shrubs. The soil is still warm, promoting good root development and the cool air temperatures relieve transplant stress.
Pruning
Skip Fall Pruning. Pruning in the fall can stimulate growth that won't have time to harden off before cold weather arrives. Also, pruning wounds may not have time to heal. It's ok to remove diseased, dead, broken, or branches interfering with power lines any time of the year and especially in the fall.
Rose Care
Deep Soak weekly this fall, up until the ground freezes. After the leaves fall off the trees it is time to winterize your rose bushes. Remove any diseased leaves from or around the plants and discard in the garbage. Mound soil, compost, soil pep or tree leaves 12-14" deep on the base of each bush. Rose collars from Pinehurst are an easy way to keep the mulch up around the stems. Don't prune or fertilize roses until late spring.
Spiders
Place spider traps in corners near windows and other known spider entrances to your home. Spray inside around baseboards with D.I.Y. Indoor Pest Control. Spray outside around the foundation with Hi-Yield 38 Plus insecticide. Pay special attention to spray around windows and cracks in the foundation.
Weed Control
Fall is a great time to control weeds. Dandelions and other weeds will not die over winter. The best control is Weed Free Zone, applied now.
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Ripening Tomatoes
 Hopefully you have had a great tomato crop this summer. With the gorgeous weather we have been having, your tomatoes will continue to ripen on the vine. By decreasing the amount of water you are giving them, you will encourage them to ripen more quickly.
If you have a lot of green tomatoes and hate the thought of going back to eating store bought ones, you might try these tips to ripen them inside.
Just before frost occurs this fall, harvest your green tomatoes. Select fruits from strong, healthy vines, remove stems, and, if dirty, gently wash and air dry.
Sort tomatoes into 3 different stages of maturity: those showing red, mature green, and green. Mature green tomatoes are full-sized and light green to whitish in color. Pack tomatoes of similar maturity into boxes or trays. If packing two layers deep, place black and white newspaper between the layers. Tomatoes can be wrapped individually with the newspaper.
Store in a cool, dry location. As tomatoes ripen, they naturally release ethylene gas, which stimulates ripening. To slow ripening, sort tomatoes every 7 to 10 days to separate the red and green ones, disposing of any rotted fruit at the same time. To speed up ripening, place a ripe tomato in the box with partially ripe or green fruits.
Mature green tomatoes will reach eating stage in 14 days, when stored at 65-70 °F. or in 25-28 days, when stored at 55 °F. (Do not expose unripe tomatoes to temperatures below 50 °F.) To complete the ripening process, bring almost-ripe tomatoes to room temperature for a few days prior to using. Never place a ripening tomato in a sunny window sill. The sun breaks down the vitamin A and C and softens them.
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your nursery purchase of $75 or more
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your nursery purchase of $150 or more
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Perennials
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Fruit Trees
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Hurry in for the best selection!
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 Add a fresh touch of summer to your home and brighten your mood.
Flowers have been scientifically linked to happiness, creativity, compassion, and tranquility. Flowers hold an intrinsic, natural energy, and when used throughout the home can create positive shifts in emotions and lead to truly inspired living.
Fridays at Pinehurst
Fresh, wrapped, cash & carry, cut flowers are
1/2 OFF!
Your flowers will look better and last longer
when they come from Pinehurst Floral & Greenhouse, Guaranteed!
Call 237-6522 today!
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Thank you,
Vicky Kendrick |
Contact Us
Vicky Kendrick
phone: 208-237-6522
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