News From Wells Brothers Pet, Lawn & Garden Supply
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Our calendar is overflowing with events this month! Wells Brothers is hosting seminars on Organic Gardening and Horse & Pet Nutrition. Later in the month, The Collin County Master Gardeners will be at the store to talk about applying Earth-Kind Principles to your landscaping. Save the date for a Kid's Organic Gardening seminar in early March! Find out more below.
February is a time for preventing, preparing and planting. Apply pre-emergent NOW to prevent weeds from germinating. Prepare your garden and beds with soil amendments and plant seed potatoes and Cole crops now. Are you new to planting potatoes? Watch our instructional video.
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Wells Brothers Pet, Lawn & Garden Supply Dick Broussard
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Organic Gardening Seminar
Join us Saturday, February 8th at 2:00 p.m. for an Organic Gardening seminar. This workshop, taught by Dick Broussard will cover topics such as bed preparation, vegetable selection, organic garden products and philosophies. It will last approximately one hour and Dick will field questions at the end. Growing organic has never... Read More � |
Horse Owner's Workshop & Pet Nutrition Seminar
Sign up now for our Horse Owner's Workshop & Pet Nutrition Seminar at Wells Brothers on Tuesday, February 11th, from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Bob Wucher with Purina Animal Nutrition will discuss horse nutrition, getting the best performance out of your horse and pet nutrition. Call the store at 972-424-8516 to sign up for this FREE seminar or sign up on ... Read More � |
Earth-Kind� Principles Seminar
Join Wells Brothers and the Collin County Master Gardeners for our Earth-Kind Principles seminar on Saturday, February 22 beginning at 1:00 p.m. Learn how reduce the use of water, fertilizers and pesticides in your landscaping. This event is free but space is limited. RSVP to this event on-line or by calling the store at 972-424-8516. Click here for more information... Read More � |
Chick Workshop
Join us for a Chick Workshop on Tuesday, March 6th beginning at 6:00 pm. Bob Wucher with Purina Animal Nutrition will discuss family flock education including chicken nutrition, environment and parasite control. The goal of this seminar is how to raise healthy chickens and magnificent eggs. Seating is limited so please call the store ... Read More � |
Wells Brothers Custom Mix
Around 2003 Wells Brothers introduced "Custom Mix". A mix of triple screened compost, lava and green sand. Our manufacturer has lost their source for lava sand. So, the lava sand has been replaced with expanded shale. Why expanded shale? It is something that every garden and bed can use. This is a temporary change until a more reliable source... Read More � |
It's Time To Plant Potatoes
Fresh seed potatoes have arrived at Wells Brothers. Choose from Red Pontiac, White Kennebec and Yukon Gold. February is the time to get your seed potatoes in the ground. The rule of thumb for planting potatoes is, for every pound you plant, you will harvest from 5 to 10 pounds. Years ago I was told to plant the potatoes on ... Read More � |
Soil Testing & Garden Amendments
Spring planting season will be here before we know it. If you haven't amended your garden(s), now is the time. Consider doing a soil test to determine what your garden really needs. We sell a soil test kit ($6.69) that will give you the current ph, nitrogen, phosphate and potash levels. There are many companies that perform soil... Read More � |
Espoma Organic Lawn & Garden
Wells Brothers is please to announce that we now carry a wide variety of Espoma Lawn & Garden Products. For 80 plus years, Espoma has been producing some of the best all-natural products to be found anywhere. Come in and take a look! |
Kid's Organic Gardening Workshop
Bring the kiddos so we can play in the dirt! Join us on Saturday, March 1 at 2:00 pm for a Kid's Organic Gardening Workshop. Everyone will take home pots with seeds planted in them and not just dirty fingernails. The kids can pick what they want to plant from our selection of bulk seeds... Read More � |
A Little February History
February 1, 2003 - Sixteen minutes before it was scheduled toland, the Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart in flight over Texas, killing all seven crew members. Click here to read more. February 3, 1870 - The 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, guaranteeing the right of citizens to vote, regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. February 3, 1913 - The 16th Amendment ...
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