Set raspberry plants in early spring. Prune the canes to within six inches of the ground at planting time for best results. For home garden plantings, a single hedge row at one end or along one side of the garden is desirable. Space new plants 3-4 feet apart in the row. They will fill into […]

Available in 40-50 pound bags A great addition if your soil is poor or has been removed during home construction Use in raised garden beds or to raise soil to improve drainage Ready for the home gardener right out of the bag. Use as a top dressing for lawns and gardens as well as a […]

Our recent restock of the season of arborvitae and Green Giant Western red cedars from mid-May are nearly gone so that we are restocking yet again for the first of June. While the Emerald Green Arborvitae will only be available in our larger 5-6′ size, a price reduction will be passed on to our customers […]

Well the hot, dry weather has finally hit causing us to bring in water from Van Hyning run to insure we will have enough water for irrigation. The water from this creek is not as good quality as our collected rain water but the water should cause no problem as it is mixed with the […]

You might think bees are nothing more than a pesky, stinging insect.  But, honeybees are extremely sweet little critters, completely unlike wasps and hornets.  Unfortunately, because of our actions as humans and other natural causes, the honeybee population is in decline. So why are honeybees so important?  They are extremely important pollinators.  Not just for […]

Now that we’ve entered the spring season signaled by the vernal equinox, the weather will be gradually becoming warmer and the longer days needed by plants will soon result in the swelling of buds followed by leaves and then in some cases flowers. Already with Palm Sunday upon us, the greenhouse has come alive with […]

As the rain continues for Ohio and surrounding states, problems for farmers have grown worse as the crops they have managed to plant are suffering because of constant soggy soils. Three days at least are needed to make hay so that without sun, hay making is impossible due to the wet conditions that would cause […]

This past week has been propagation week as we have been taking cuttings of numerous shrubs in order to root them for potting up to grow next spring. Some of the shrubs and trees include azalea, magnolia, barberry, Franklinia, spiraea, hydrangea . . .! Unfortunately, some of the plants we would like to propagate are […]

As we move along in November, necessary repairs and some improvements are just about wrapped up.  The greenhouse contractor has been working all this week to install the new four year clear poly ethylene tubes on the heated greenhouses.  The reason for the tube design is so that a small blower will inflate the two […]

Another Mumfest is over in Barberton and from all the reports, the event to say the least was very busy! On Sunday morning the workers at the festival brought back 15 of our customer wagons with another day to go which was strange. After learning that all 6,000 mums had sold out on Saturday, then […]

Whether you have heavy clay soil, your leaves are turning yellow or you want to turn those pretty Hydrangeas sienna blue, sometimes a soil supplement is needed to add necessary nutrients or change the pH of the soil.  Below are some of our favorite and most commonly used soil supplments. For soil amendments, click here. […]

Annuals, especially when planted in masses, will brighten up an otherwise boring landscape all summer and fall. To prepare a bed for annual flowers, spade grass and weed-free soil deeply to about 6″.  If the soil has a lot of perennial weeds and grasses in it, it is advisable to elimiate these with an herbicide.  […]

What a jackpot this week with the receipt of at least one inch of rain after previous heavy rains continued to go north and south of the nursery making it 16 days since the last “good rain”. Chuck at Seiberling Farms was a little anxious as the 60 acres of sweet corn were becoming thirsty […]

With the first day of March, the store will finally open after two months of closure and barely three weeks remain until the first day of spring. Most of the bare root roses have arrived to be sorted, cut back and then potted into three gallon nursery containers so that they may slowly root and […]