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News From Wells Brothers Pet, Lawn & Garden Supply
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Greetings!
Can you believe September is half over and the temperature is still close to 100 every day? Sooner or later it will cool off, so have your garden beds ready for planting. Onion sets have arrived and we expect more plants in the coming weeks. Our rendition of a "Pumpkin Patch" will be open in late September or early October. When it's ready to go, we'll post the information on Facebook. Check out our happenings! There is a lot going on and new products are arriving weekly.
A Native American elder once described his own inner struggles in this manner: "Inside of me there are two dogs. One of the dogs is mean and evil. The other dog is good. The mean dog fights the good dog all the time." When asked which dog wins, he reflected for a moment and replied, "The one I feed the most." George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)
Just an analog store in a digital world! Dick Broussard |
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Overseeding Your Fall Lawn
For those of you who are planning to overseed the lawn with rye grass, do not apply pre-emergent. The application rate of rye grass seed should be at a rate of 5# - 10# per 1000 sq. ft. I recommend perennial over the annual. Yes, the annual is cheaper but the perennial makes a much better lawn. Several years ago the trend was ... Read More » |
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Removing Tree Stumps
There are a multitude of reasons why tress and shrubs die. Causes rangefrom insect damage to a natural death. This blurb is in regards to live trees and shrubs that need to be removed. I am not a big fan of stump grinding unless the tree is dead. If any part of the root system is alive, in most ... Read More » |
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It's Time To Plant Your Fall Garden
Now is the time to get the fall plants in the ground. Spinach, broccoli, lettuce, cabbage, garlic, turnips, mustard, collards, cauliflower, chard and onions are the most popular. A word of caution on these high yield crops: if you are planting a lot, stagger your planting times by ten days or so. This way you won't have 18 heads of ... Read More » |
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Beware of the Cabbage Looper
I have a green inchworm-looking bug on my broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower. What do I do? This is a cabbage looper. These guys can be controlled with Bacillus Thuringiensis (BT). It is available in both liquid and in a powder form called Dipel Dust. BT does not like UV light, so dust or spray BT liquid as the sun is goi ... Read More » |
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Fall Onions Are Here
The first load of onions has arrived. The Sweet Jumbo is a yellow and Late Green is a white. There are 50 onions in a bunch and a bunch sells for $2.50. Now is the time to get onions in the ground for your fall gardens. Stop in today before they're gone!
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Wells Brothers Garden Tonic
Garden Tonic is what we call our Compost Tea. It is made fresh every week and available on Friday and Saturday only. This is a soil amendment and foliar feeding product. Directions are simple: use straight, do not dilute. The shelf life is approximately 48 hours. The price is $4.99 a gallon if you bring your own jug. Zip lock baggies are not a ... Read More » |
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Build Your Own Food Plot Mix
A food plot is a planted area set aside to act as a food source for wildlife. The term was coined by the U.S. hunting and outdoor industries. Food plots generally consist of, but are not limited to legumes (clovers, alfalfa, beans, etc.) or forage grasses. Wells Brothers has put together a build-your-own plot mix section ... Read More » |
