Gardening Tips

4 Things to Add to Your September Gardening Checklist

September Gardening Tips

Are you looking to get your hands dirty this month?

Are you unsure what you should be doing to prepare your landscape for winter?

Today, we wanted to share with you some gardening to-dos for the month of September. Last year, we published an article called September Gardening Tips and Tricks. Today’s article is going to be an expansion on that one, because fall is right around the corner and there is so much to do. In that article, we shared about the importance of fertilizing your lawn and what trees and plants are perfect to plant. As I’m sure you guessed that there are more tips.

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Is Fall a Good Time to Plant Trees and Shrubs?

Fall planting

Would you like to plant trees and shrubs this fall?

It was such a pleasure to sink one’s hands into the warm earth, to feel at one’s fingertips the possibilities of the new season.” – Kate Morton

Gardening is one of those rare things that bring a feeling of something new every time. It reminds you that so many wonderful things are possible. This coming month is no different. September is perfect time to plant trees and shrubs.

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How to Protect Peach Trees from Peach Leaf Curl

Peach tree

Are there peach trees in your garden?

It didn’t occur to me that… that gardening, like music, could demand practice, patience, a willingness to make mistakes.” – Amy Stewart

Sometimes when gardening like in life, things do not always go the way we planned. That is why we at Rootwell Products Inc. want to help by offering information about gardening so that you know what to do when things don’t go the way you planned. In light of that, today we are sharing about how to prevent the peaches in your garden from getting diseases.

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How to Make Sure Your Crabapple Tree Grows Strong

How to Make Sure Your Crabapple Tree Grows Strong

Are you looking to add a little something extra to your landscape for next spring?

Would you like to an easy to grow tree that is worth growing?

Welcome to another Beginner Gardener Wednesday. We are running a series that is targeted towards our greener thumb community. Every Wednesday, we provide tips and tricks that make gardening easy. Whether you have been gardening your whole life or you’ve just started, this series is for you. Today, we will be taking a closer look the crabapple tree.

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Is it Time to Plant Your Fall Vegetable Garden?

Is it Time to Plant Your Fall Vegetable Garden?

Would you like to have a garden this fall?

Can you believe that we are already talking about planting a fall garden? This summer has flown by. Schools all over the nation are starting and trees in northern zones are ready to turn color. Today, we wanted to share with you about getting started on your fall garden.

Frost Dates

Many vegetables like broccoli grow better in the cold making fall vegetable gardens a great idea. To know when you want to plant you fall garden, you need to know when your areas first frost is likely to be.

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Broccoli – Why Grow this Green Vegetable in Your Garden?

Why Grow Broccoli in Your Garden?

Are you looking to add something extra healthy to your garden this fall?

Do you love a good broccoli salad?

Recently, one of our friends has introduced me to broccoli salad. While the salad is not completely healthy with the added sugar, my whole family is now eating this green vegetable, willingly. Today, I want to share with you about why we should be growing broccoli in our gardens.

Health Reasons for Eating Broccoli

First let’s talk about the health reasons.

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How to Plant Watermelon in 4 Simple Steps

How to grow watermelon

Would you love some fresh organic watermelon?

Are you looking to add watermelon to your garden?

Today in the mid-west, it has been a pleasant rainy day perfect for the tomatoes I’m waiting to harvest. It is also the perfect day to share 4 simple steps to planting watermelon.

Watermelon is the all-American summer fruit. In high school, I was on the cross country team and when we would go on long runs on hot summer days our coach would always have watermelon waiting for us. I remember it being such a refreshing treat.

Let’s take a look at how to plant watermelon in 4 simple steps.

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3 Herbs You Didn’t Know Were Easy to Grow at Home

Chive plants in full bloom

Chive plants in full bloom

Do you love using fresh herbs to cook?

Today is Beginner Garden Wednesday. Every Wednesday, we are sharing tips and tricks to make gardening easy for every gardener. On this Wednesday, we are sharing about herbs.

Growing herbs at home is a great way to save money and it is very easy to do. Let’s take a look at a few herbs that are easy to grow at home.

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How to Perfectly Pick Your Tomatoes

How to pick perfect tomatoes

Do you have some tomatoes growing in your garden?

Are you wondering what the best way to pick them is?

Today, we are looking at how to pick your tomatoes. If you have a garden, most likely you are already starting to see your tomatoes ripen.

You may be wondering, when is the best time to pick them? How can I keep them tasting garden fresh?

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Gardening Tips for August

August Gardening Tips

Gardening simply does not allow one to be mentally old, because too many hopes and dreams are yet to be realized.” -Allan Armitage

One thing I love most about gardening is that with every plant, every tree and every shrub brings about new vision and new hope. The beginning of the month is a perfect time for new vision and new hope.

Today, we are going to look at garden tips that are perfect for the month of August. You can bookmark this page and come back to it time and time when you are planning your vision of your landscape.

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