GARDEN & HOME July Gardening Tips From Our Garden To Yours, Expect Success With Stutzmans Some Helpful Tips for Gardening in July The secret to a long summer flower show is deadheading — removing dead blooms on annuals, perennials, and roses. Snipping dead blossoms encourages the plant to form more flower buds. Cut mums to 6” high in the first week of July. If annuals, like petunias, in your flower garden look scraggly and tired, cut them...
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PLANT OF THE MONTH Crape Myrtle “Crape Myrtles are well suited to our Kansas summers.” While I like all of the plants we grow here at Stutzmans, a personal favorite of mine is Crape Myrtle. When most people think of Crape Myrtle, they envision the large shrubs and small to medium sized trees found in the Deep South. Unfortunately, with our sometimes erratic and extreme winters they don’t grow like that here. ...
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The Lure of Succulents Summer Loving Plants Succulents are exotic and easy to care for plants. We have an extensive selection of young succulents, and planters with mixed succulents as well. The range of shapes and colors are truly amazing. Here’s a few fun reasons to have succulents in your home: Succulents are one of the easiest plants to grow, as they don’t need much care or maintenance.They don’t need to be pruned like other plants....
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Keep cool in the hot sun and be safe Being safe and staying healthy are important. We’ve complied some very handy tips courtesy of the CDC. HEALTH & WELL-BEING Gardening can be a great way to enjoy the outdoors, get physical activity, beautify the community, and grow nutritious fruits and vegetables. If you are a beginner or expert gardener, health and safety should always be a priority. Below are some...
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Water TipsThese ideas will help you find water-wise techniques for growing a beautiful landscape. Article courtesy of Midwest living 01Use landscape fabric Weeds zap valuable soil moisture from your plants. One of the best chemical-free ways to control weeds is with a layer of landscape fabric under your mulch. It’s air- and water-permeable and easy to plant into–just use scissors or pruners to cut an X, pull back the fabric, and...
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Microgreens for Winter Health & Taste For Your Good Health Unlike sprouts, microgreens are vegetables or herbs that are grown in a shallow container of media (also known as seed-starting mix) by a sunny windowsill or under fluorescent lights. Microgreens are harvested when plants are small and immature, with just their first pair of leaves, called cotyledons. In this tender young stage, nutrients are concentrated, textures are delicate, and...
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