Archive for the ‘Plant Nursery’ Category

By Kyle B. Brown

Design Consultant/Sales Associate

Tussey Mtn Mulch Landscape Center

Hello, I hope this post finds you well and enjoying the rain showers that we have been blessed with the past few days.  As the summer is winding down and fall is just around the corner, I want to take some time and remind you that the optimal time to get plant material in the ground is quickly approaching.  Fall provides the best time for planting any tree, shrub, or perennial.  During the fall, the cool temperatures and the lack of scolding sun rays greatly reduce the chance of transplant shock, which is the number one culprit of new plant installation death.  The fall planting window runs roughly from the middle of August until the beginning of October.  This allows your new plant to properly root in before old man winter rolls around.  Planting during this time will still follow the same rules of thumb for the planting process, also water and fertilizer properly.  Also, stop in the landscape center and check out the Plant Nursery and see the wide selection of trees, shrubs, and other plant material we have in stock!  Keep your eyes on our website for some upcoming plant specials as we get later into the season and remember that you can call in to the landscape center(814-696-1920) with any plant health question!

Also, register for our Grow-N-Go workshop, scheduled for this Saturday at 10am, where we will discuss the benefits of fall planting.  Click here to find out more about the event and register!

Summer Plant Care Tips

By: Kyle B Brown

Design Consultant/Sales Associate

I hope this post finds you all well, and staying cool during these hazy, hot summer days.  Hopefully you have found a cool place inside to shade yourself from the extreme temperatures, however, what about your plants though, out there braving the heat.  Just because of the extreme heat, doesn’t mean your plants have to look unsightly.  Follow these simple steps and your beds can be popping with color throughout this hot, dry season!

1.  MULCH!  Keep a layer of mulch over your beds, this will retain the moisture of the morning dew and the brief rain showers we do receive.  Mulch will hold the water and allow the plant roots to absorb it as it is needed.

2. WATER!  Water your plants in the morning, or evening.  Watering in the afternoon heat is hard on a plant and also very inefficient.  Irrigating during the heat can put a plant in shock, this is because of the plant’s root system being hot in the midday sun, and then cold water being applied to the root system.  It is comparable to jumping in a freezing cold shower.  Also, it is inefficient, most of the water used during a midday watering will evaporate before the plant can ever use the water.

3. FERTILIZE! Give your plants an extra shot of Miracle Grow or Plant-tone during these hot days.  This will stress the plant a little less because the plant will have better access to the nutrients in which they need to produce  chlorophyll they need to stay healthy.  It is best to fertilize directly before watering, so that you water the fertilizer into the soil, making it easier for the roots to absorb the nutrients.

Follow these simple steps and you will be enjoying lush green gardens and bountiful blooms all summer long.  Please feel free to contact us here at Tussey Mtn Mulch to answer any of your plant health and plant care questions!