Friday, September 4, 2009

Dayton "Dirt" September 4, 2009

Where did the summer go?

With the cooler days and nights of late summer, September is an ideal time to sow a new lawn or do lawn chores such as repairing bare spots, thatching, fertilizing, weed control and so on. In fact, university studies have concluded that fall fertilizing of lawns does more good to get them in good shape then in the spring.

Fall is a great time to plant just about anything so the plants become established before the next hot summer.

Garden Club members will want to take advantage of our fall sale as we have many desirable perennials, roses, trees, shrubs and some hard goods on sale that are really a great deal.

The fall sale is open to everyone after September 7th but we want to be sure our Garden Club members get the most advantage to get first pick.

Be sure to check out our online inventory to see what’s on sale and what’s not.

Not everything is on sale as much of what we have is actually our production meant for next spring that is actually ready now.

While our blueberries are not on sale, I think they’re the best crop we’ve ever grown!
With three trimmings to make the plants bushy, our plants are full and beautiful and ready to plant so that you’ll at least get a few healthy bowlfuls of blueberries next year.

Check out our garden mums too. We have mums in a large 14 inch decorative pot that’s great for sitting on the porch or patio for some instant fall decoration. Better yet, these mums are only $19.99!

Labor Day has changed over the years as I can still remember seeing Vice President Hubert Humphrey and later Senator Howard Metzenbaum at the huge crowds in Barberton at the Labor Day parade! Speaking of Barberton, remember to mark your calendars for the Mum fest on September 26th and 27th with all its other activities and the special centennial celebration of O.C. Barber’s Anna Dean Farm.

For more fun, be sure to stop by our Fall Festival on September 19th. We’ll have plenty of activities for the whole family including a hayride through the ever-expanding Wolf Creek Botanical Garden!

Happy Labor Day!

Tom

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