Category: Pests
Some Flowers Rabbits Won’t Eat
04/29/2017 Ken Davisby Ken Lain, the mountain gardener All baby bunnies are cute except when they have eaten to the ground that new Euonymous or those pretty pansies and tulips! Jackrabbits are born with a full coat of hair and opened eyes,…
Read MoreNative Deer in the Garden
04/18/2017 Ken Davis Do you want to be a Mrs. Smith or a Mrs. Johnson? Read MoreRain: Blesses and Stresses
09/10/2016 Ken Davisby Ken Lain, The mountain gardener Traditionally, by the end of September we slip out of the monsoonal pattern and back to our normal, “spotty” rain cycles. However, this year’s overabundant rains have made the next four weeks critical for…
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Garden Alert – Pocket Gophers at Destructive Levels this Spring
02/16/2016 Ken DavisContact: Ken Davis Watters Garden Center [email protected] cell 603-456-3581 NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Garden Alert – Pocket Gophers at Destructive Levels this Spring (February 12, 2016 ) Prescott, Arizona – Pocket gophers are digging up local gardens at an…
Read MoreWHAT SPRAY DO YOU RECOMMEND FOR GETTING GET RID OF SPIDER WEBS IN THE LANDSCAPE?
10/17/2015 Ken DavisNone! I know it’s hard to accept, but the spiders in the garden are our friends. They’re the good guys. They’re predators, and right now, they’re doing a fine job reducing the bug populations in our yards. So we do…
Read MoreTomatoes Birds Eating Fruit
08/29/2015 Ken DavisI have several tomato plants and as soon as one of the tomatoes get red and ripe almost ready to pick something comes along and takes bites out of it. I am pretty sure it is birds because it happens…
Read MoreNursery Sale Marks Seasonal Garden Changes
08/20/2015 Ken DavisBy Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Lisa and I travel to Portland, Oregon this week for the largest nursery tradeshow in the country. We spend a week logging hundreds of miles and touring thousands of acres of plants in search…
Read MoreMushrooms – Friends or Foes to Lawn and Garden?
07/16/2015 Ken DavisBy Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Mushrooms growing in the lawn, on mulch, or in the garden may make you wonder if something is wrong. Often our first instinct is to get rid of ‘shrooms, but mushrooms growing in your…
Read MoreHome Harvest (This Product Has Been Replaced with Triple Action)
06/04/2015 Ken DavisTriple Action – Fertilome Multi purpose, Fungicide, Insecticide, Miticide For Use On Roses Flowers Houseplants Ornamental Trees Shrubs Fruits Nuts Vegetables Ready to Use
Read MorePlant Protector
06/04/2015 Ken DavisEasy to Use Systemic Insecticide An easy to use systemic insecticide Safe on Fruit Trees, Shrubs and Pines Prevents and Cures Insect Problems Cures Bark Beetle Scale Elm Leaf Bettle Borers One Application Lasts an Entire…
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