Garden Soil Prep & Lawn

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This is what I add to my soil in my garden:

* 1 bag 3.8 cubit feet Peat Moss
* 3 bags Utelite E Soil Builder
* 3 bags Oakdell Organic Compost
* 3 bags Gardner Bloome Soil Building Compost
* 1 bag Humate Soil Conditioner

I put this on in the Spring and again in the fall. I also add untreated grass clippings and fall leaves mulched from the lawn- mower in the fall. This has worked for my size of garden. You can find out more here Andersonsseedandgarden

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I will be adding these amendments to our garden and rototill it in to the soil.

In our yard we have about 18,000 square feet of grass. We applied our pre-emergent on the lawn. May is usually when we put it on, we were a little early.
You can find more about this here. AndersonsseedandgardenlawncareYou could also aerate your lawn in the Spring but we do ours in the fall. You would aerate your lawn before putting on the pre-emergent. You can find out more about this here Andersonsseedandgarden

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Happy Gardening.

Lindy

Pruning Roses

These are the tools that I use to prune my roses:

*Good hand pruners
*Pruner sharpener
*Cleaning solution for cleaning Pruners
*Rag
*Rose and Flower Care (I use a capful on each rose and watered them well.) follow the directions on label of the product you use. This fertilizer contains a systemic so roses are not edible.
*Good Gloves
*Glue for larger stems after pruning. This protects from insects like Rose Borers.

These are websites that helped me in caring for my Roses andersonsseedandgarden
kslgreenhouseshow weekendgardener

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I’m just getting my roses pruned. It’s been so cold I haven’t wanted to go outside. My roses have been hard hit by Utah’s Weather.

These are some pictures of my not so pretty roses.

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This is my winterized Pink Knock-Out Rose.

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Pink Knock-Out Roses Pruned.

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Red Knock-Out Rose before pruning.

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Red Knock-Out Rose after pruning.

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This is how my Red Knock-Out Rose looked before winter.

Enjoy your roses this year!

Lindy

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