Now is the Time,
Kerby's is the Place
October 3, 2013
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Now is the Time, |
October 3, 2013 |
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Our family took a little
break from gardening this week to follow fall temperatures up to Young
Harris, GA and Asheville, NC. It was exciting to see fall in full swing, with
beautifully decorated porches and landscapes all around town. Abby and Maddy didn't seem
as impressed with the flowers, but they enjoyed seeing the mountains and
picking grapes at a local vineyard - Crane Creek. A little of that
fall weather seemed to follow us home, and with our mornings and evenings starting to cool
here in Seffner, it is the perfect time to start decorating your gardens for fall.
Click
here for a few pictures from our trip that might help inspire you.
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In This Issue
3 Gallon Pot - $29.99
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Bells of Fire Tecoma Tecoma x 'GToRuben' Bright, bold fall color is abundant on this fiery cousin of the yellow elder. It is a little better behaved in the garden as well, growing to around five feet tall. It makes a wonderful foundation planting for a fall landscape. It flowers throughout the warm months and provides lots of nectar for butterflies too. Did we mentions that it is hardy to 20 degrees. A great plant for fiery color. |
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Location,
location, location
Selecting the right
location for all plants is important, but it is critical
for fruit trees. Most tropical fruit trees need sun, well-drained
soil and some protection from wind and cold. Find a location that is
sunny and on the south to south-east side of a house and you have a
great location that offers some protection from the cold. (Cold
winds come in from the north, so a house or tree creates a barrier
that blocks some of the cold winds.)
Use Great Soil
Dig a hole, plop the
tree in and watch it grow right? Not in sandy Florida soil. Sandy
soil allows good drainage, but is awful at retaining moisture and
nutrients. Always use Kerby's Planting Soil, or other rich soil
ingredients, like cow manure and peat when planting fruit trees (for
beautiful landscape plants great soil is a must too.) Fruit trees
must be in top shape to produce good harvests, and planting in great
soil will get them growing healthy and strong.
Download Kerby's planting instructions
to make sure you get all of your plants off to a great start.
 Give
Trees Fertilizer
People take vitamins
to get the nutrients they need to stay healthy. Trees are not
much different. They need many different nutrients to grow strong
and produce great harvests. To start trees off well and keep them
healthy, give them regular fertilizer. For new trees, use Kerby's
8-4-8 fertilizer with micronutrients once per month from March to September. For established fruit trees, fertilize three times per year,
in spring, summer and fall. Fruits take a lot of energy to produce,
so make sure you have healthy trees by giving them all the nutrients
they need.
Be Prepared
The best way to keep
fruit trees healthy is to be prepared. Have fertilizer, insect or
disease sprays on hand so that when it's time to spray or fertilize,
you already have everything you need. This goes for cold protection
too. Have a plan for covering and protecting your favorite sensitive
trees, that way when a frost or freeze arrives, you'll be ready.
Anchor pins and frost blankets are one great way to keep frost off
of trees and give insulation during winter. When choosing a tree,
getting all the materials you need now will save lots of time later.
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Workshop: The Edible Landscape
Your landscape should be beautiful, but don't you think it should work for you too? By planting
fruit trees of different sizes, you can work edible plants into many areas of your landscape and make it both a beautiful landscape and one that
provides great harvests of delicious fruits (and herbs and veggies). Come to this workshop to learn how. Plus we'll talk about protecting sensitive trees in the winter
and we'll show some of the cool new fruit varieties that have arrived at Kerby's.
Workshop: Butterfly Gardening
This year has been an amazing year for butterflies. At this workshop, you'll learn about starting a butterfly garden and things to
do in the fall and winter to care for the shrubs and flowers already in your garden to make sure they are in peak shape for spring.
Workshop:
Growing Camellias in Florida
Camellias are a classic southern flower and they brighten shady areas in the fall, winter and
early spring. We'll talk about planting and caring for camellias to keep them at their best. And we'll touch on other classic shrubs like azaleas and gardenias which
tend to like similar conditions to the camellia.
Workshop: Fall Container Gardening Saturday, October 26th at 10am Creating a beautiful container garden is easy and is a simple way to decorate any doorway, porch or patio. At this demonstration/workshop we'll demonstrate how to create beautiful arrangements that will make everyone who visits your home smile, plus you'll get all the pointers you need to create your own beautiful container garden.
Without herbs, food would just be boring! And of course the best herbs come straight from your own garden. At this workshop, we'll show you the best ways to plant and care for your herb garden and we'll show you which herbs are great to plant now. Plus we'll share tips on preserving and storing herbs. Discover how delicious gardening can be!
Workshop:
Protecting Plants Florida is known for warm weather and sunshine, but even here in central Florida, the occasional frost or freeze comes our way. Be ready this year, by attending this workshop. You'll learn the best ways to protect plants from cold weather and we'll demonstrate the proper way to cover plants to make sure all of your favorite shrubs, trees and flowers are warm and snug this winter. We'll also talk about what to do in the garden at this time of year, after all it is Florida and we can play in the yard all year long!
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Kerby's Nursery 2311 S. Parsons Ave. Seffner, FL 33584 (813) 685-3265 www.kerbysnursery.com |
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Workshop :
Herb Gardening
and Winter Gardening