The Indy Nose News

Volume 2 Issue 4 April 2010

Open House - Saturday April 24

Jump into Spring at the 2010 Spring Open House! We have hundreds of roses, mature trees, a large selection of shrubs, flowers, and garden plants, as well as pots and fountains. Be sure to check out our new Hort Couture line and Radius Garden Tools.
Open House Seminars:

• Low maintenance shrubs - 9:00
• Hardscapes - 10:30
• Turf management - 1:00

Fertilizing Cole Crops
- By Twila Brooks

If you planted Cole crops such as broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower near St. Patrick's Day, now is the time to give them a little fertilizer boost. Use a fertilizer high in nitrate, such as blood meal.
Home garden asparagus is beginning to emerge. A light tilling or hoeing that is shallow enough to avoid the crowns will eliminate existing weeds. Adding compost at the same time is a good idea. To keep weeds out, apply mulch. Herbicides can also be used before asparagus emerges. Killzall will kill weeds that are actively growing and Hi-Yield Weed and Grass Stopper can be used to prevent weed seeds from germination. At the end of harvest you have another opportunity to kill some weeds by removing all ferns and spears, lightly till or hoe, and add mulch. After harvest and regrowth of the asparagus, options for weed control are limited. Good Growing!