Last Friday, a break in the cold, wet weather created a window to perform must-to-do chores. One such important duty is to spray the rhododendrons and azaleas with a solution of Deer Stopper which includes a solution of putrefied eggs with the nasty smell tempered… 
Weather is a factor in many businesses and especially the plant business as far as sales and work that must be accomplished. Constant rain has made it miserable to collect branches for grave blankets as we struggle to carry them from the field to our truck on more… 
The construction of grave blankets is full steam ahead as we have discovered and cut Colorado blue spruce branches all day on Monday. The branches are of such good quality that it enables the speed up of production. Many scotch pine pillow and blanket forms are all… The storage of nursery stock is complete and the next step is mice control. The second day the traps were set at least 20 mice were killed. Unfortunately the mouse population may be destructive to stock as it was 3 years ago when an entire house of plants had to be… 
Tuesday became our best covering day for the overwintering quonset style houses at the nursery as a dry day and low wind speeds made for ideal conditions. Wind speeds exceeding 5 miles per hour make it difficult to manage the huge sheets of white plastic that act like…
