Greetings!
Spring is here and the weather is warming up which means spring gardening! Stop by our stores for your plants, fertilizers, compost, and garden supplies.
Kenny gives an update on the Azle & Benbrook stores, check it out in Kenny's Corner.
We celebrate Easter on April 20, our stores will be CLOSED so our staff can celebrate with family & friends. Baby chicks, ducks & turkey's continue to arrive at our Camp Bowie store throughout the month. Check the calendar for dates.
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Kenny's Corner: Azle Store Planning & Benbrook Store Highway Construction
March was full of events around the feed stores, and I hope you were able to stop by and enjoy at least one of them. Our Horse Owner's meeting, two chick meetings, and Canning Class had great turnouts, and we appreciate all our customers who came out and made the events so much fun. I would also like to ... |
Fort Woof Dog Park Birthday Bash
Fort Woof Dog Park is celebrating their 10 Year Anniversary on April 19, 2014 from 10 am to 2 pm. Join Russell Feed & Supply, 92.1 Hank FM, and other vendors for a day of fun at Fort Worth's first off-leash dog park. It's sure to be a dirt diggin', face lickin', howlin' at the moon good time. This is a family friendly event for dogs an ... |
New Chicks
Production Black chicks (pullets) arrive in April and May. We also offer all the chick supplies you need to raise a healthy flock like chick feeders, waterers, heat lamps, feed & more. |
April: Heartworm Awareness Month
April is heartworm awareness month. Heartworm disease is a serious and potentially fatal condition caused by parasitic worms living in the arteries of the lungs and occasionally in the right side of the heart of dogs, cats and other species of mammals, including wolves, foxes, ferrets, sea lions and (in rare instances) humans. Heartworms are classified as roundworms and are ... Read More � |
Mike's Gardening Tips:
Stop Out Fire Ants
Stop the fire ants early with Over'N Out! Advanced fire ant killer from GardenTech. The deep-penetrating and odorless formula kills the pesky pest and their queen. Treat the mounds to kill fire ants fast, then apply the ready to use granules to your yard to prevent new mounds for 6 months. The 11.5 lb. bag covers up to 5000 sq. ft.
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Spring Fertilizing
Spring is here and now is the time to fertilize and feed the lawn and plants. Here are the basic make up of fertilizer. On a bag of fertilizer or plant food is three numbers. The numbers translate to N-P-K on the periodic table. The first number on any bag of fertilizer is always Nitrogen (N). The second number is ...
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Spring Weed Control
April is here and so are the weeds. The dandelions, henbit and other broad-leaf weeds are thriving. One option to slow down and kill the broad-leaf weeds is to use a product containing 2-4-D in the ingredient list. 2-4-D is a selective herbicide that only controls broad-leaf weeds. There are several 2-4-D products on the market and a ...
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2014 Tomato List
It's time to get those tomato plants in the ground. Here is a list of tomato plants Russell Feed & Supply will offer this year. We get our tomato plants from Baby's Greenhouse. Check out the varieties, selection and growing cycle below. Heirloom Varieties: Arkansas Traveler (85 days) 6 oz. Fruit is red and has ... |
Green Grass - Approach with Caution
Spring has sprung and green pasture is coming on like gangbusters in most parts of the country. For most of us, this is good news because green grass relieves some pressure from searching for quality hay at a reasonable price. Of course, with the rising cost of fertilizer, it may be hard to decide which is the lesser of two ... |
Spring Pasture - Laminitis and Colic
It's been a long cold winter and we are all looking forward to spring. It's time to get out of the indoor arena, to hit the trails again or start legging up for the summer show season. Unfortunately, the long-awaited changing of the seasons can spell danger to horses on pasture. But by being aware of the potential ... |