The grub is a turf grass-destroying larva of the June bug. They eat the roots of grass. If it makes you feel any better everyone has grubs, even if the lawn shows no damage. Looking for grubs requires removing a sod size piece of lawn that is three to four inches thick with a shovel. I was taught that four ...

Having dead spots in the lawn where a dog urinates is a concern for a lot of folks. Dog urine is alkaline but very high in nitrogen. The causes of the brown (dead) spots are a normal effect of liquid high in nitrogen being applied to a small area of a lawn. The sex of a dog is not the ...

Purina Mills is the number one supplier of wild bird feed to Wells Brothers. We received information that Purina is discontinuing production of wild bird feed blends. I don't like it, but it is the reality of business we have at this time (AKA the new normal). Wells Brothers and Purina have been participating in a frequent buyers program ...

The term "Back to Basics" gets thrown around a lot. Definitions abound, but what I'm talking about is a line of books called "Back to Basics". Titles include growing fruits, veggies, herbs, companion planting along with raising chicken (still illegal in Plano) and honey bees (probably illegal in Plano). We have 15 titles in all and they sell for $14.99 each. 

Is there anything more American than ice cream on a hot summer day? Join Wells Brothers on June 27th as we celebrate the birth of our nation with FREE ice cream for everyone! It will be available at 9:00 a.m. and when it's gone it's gone. Come out and help us celebrate!   Read More »

Of all the events in the history of the United States, none has had a greater effect on the world than our involvement in World War II. WWII started September 1939 and ended August 1945. For me it's hard to fathom over 30 countries at war resulting in over 80 million folks dead. WWII created and destroyed leaders, heroes, cowards, allies and enemies. ...  Read More »