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News From Wells Brothers Pet, Lawn & Garden Supply
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For all you plan-a-headers, we've got some fall seminars on the books. Mark your calendars for our Adult Chicken Seminar on July 23rd, the Fall Organic Gardening Seminar on August 22nd and our White Tailed Deer seminar on September 3rd. We'll publish more information in the coming weeks.
In-between rain showers, have you noticed brown patches in your lawn? These spots could be caused by your family pet. Read Dick's Garden Blog and find out what you can do to keep Fido from killing your lawn.
Father's Day is June 21st. Show dad how much you love him with a shiny new shovel or fresh bag of fertilizer! All kidding aside, we want to wish all the dads out there a very happy Father's Day!
Help us celebrate the birth of this great nation at our annual ice cream social, on June 27th. Stop by and enjoy an ice cream treat on us and help us celebrate!
Just an analog store in a digital world. Dick Broussard "It was on my fifth birthday that Papa put his hand on my shoulder and said, 'Remember, my son, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm." Sam Levenson (1911 - 1980)
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Dick's Garden Blog - Defeating the Grub Worm
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 ... |
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Is Fido Killing Your Lawn?
 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 ... |
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Bye Bye To Purina Wild Bird Seed
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 ... |
 Back-To-Basics Gardening Books
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. |
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Ice Cream For Everyone!
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 » |
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A Little June History - D-Day
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 » |
