by WellsBrothers | Dec 31, 2024 | Planting
One of the most aggressive weeds in lawns, flower beds and gardens is nutsedge, aka nutgrass. Nutsedge has a distinctive three-angled stem that is tough and fibrous. It can persist in an environment for years until the conditions are right for growth. Nutsedge spreads...
by WellsBrothers | Dec 31, 2024 | Planting
We water, fertilize, trim, weed, and protect our crops from insects. They are our silent dependents that bring us food. We put labor, sweat, and love into our gardens. Then you spot it, “the” tomato of your gardening life. Everything is perfect and it will be ready to...
by WellsBrothers | Dec 31, 2024 | Planting
This time of the year is the start of straw season. The number one question is about using hay versus straw for a given task. Straw is plant stubble from a harvested crop. It’s called straw because it’s hollow. Because it is leftover from a crop it will have seeds in...
by WellsBrothers | Dec 31, 2024 | Planting
Cover crop planting time has arrived. There are multitudes of reasons to plant a cover crop. They range from wanting to add green manure (nitrogen) to the soil to resting the gardener. Planting crops that have a nitrogen-fixing ability (legumes) will yield green...
by WellsBrothers | Dec 31, 2024 | Planting
Pick up freshly brewed Garden Tonic compost tea at Wells Brothers! Our all-natural Garden Tonic (our version of compost tea) is brewed fresh weekly and available on Friday and Saturday. Bring your own gallon jug and save. We have reformulated our Garden...