Garden Tips & Advice – Faddegon’s Nursery – Latham, NY
A well-maintained garden not only enhances your outdoor space but also brings relaxation, creativity, and joy to your life. Faddegon’s is committed to making gardening easy, fun, and rewarding by sharing practical tips tailored to your needs.
Seeds: Growing Annuals from Seed
Posted on Sunday, January 12, 2025
Growing vegetables, flowers, and ornamental annuals from seed is not difficult, particularly with the advancements in products available today. Satisfying? You bet! Get started by planting indoors during the early spring and watch your little sprouts take root and grow! Materials Needed Seeds: Be sure to read seed packages carefully as plants will vary [...]
Fertilize in Early Spring
Posted on Friday, January 10, 2025
Jump Start Your Gardens in Spring! In late March or early April, after the snow has melted, cast 5-5-5 or 5-10-5 granular fertilizer on gardens before, or immediately after, the foliage starts to emerge. This will encourage strong root growth and development. Apply it at the rate of approximately 2 pounds per 100 square feet. [...]
Raised Beds – Soil Needs
Posted on Sunday, December 15, 2024
Make short work of figuring out how much soil you need.
Containers: Quick Tips for building
Posted on Saturday, December 7, 2024
Tips for building a great container planting: It seems obvious but bears mentioning. Select plants that have the same sunlight requirements! Traditional container gardens call for the tallest plant in the middle, medium sized plants around the tall plant, and shortest or cascading plants on the edges. Looking for design inspiration? Proven Winners has loads [...]
November Garden Tips
Posted on Tuesday, November 5, 2024
This month signals a real winding down of outdoor garden activities. There are some things to prepare for before turning your attention to indoor gardening! These tasks are best done at the end of the month: Sun & Wind Protection is job one for some trees and shrubs. You may want to wrap shrubs and [...]
September Garden Tips
Posted on Friday, August 30, 2024
Fall is a perfect time for new plantings! Not only is it an opportunity to see your garden wake up next spring new and improved, but many perennials and shrubs can be found on sale. Watering remains a necessity, but it will take less to keep your new plants happy than planting in the heat [...]
Light & Shade – Understanding The Terms
Posted on Thursday, August 1, 2024
Sun, Shade and everything in between!
August Garden Tips
Posted on Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Water thoroughly and deeply. When the weather is hot, transpiration can occur. Plants may wilt even though the ground is moist. This happens when leaves are losing moisture faster than the roots can take it in. If this is the case, plants should recover in the evening. Continue to feed annuals in hanging baskets and [...]
Potting Soil: How Much do I Need?
Posted on Monday, July 15, 2024
A handy chart for figuring out how much potting soil will fill a container
Feeding Plants – Is Anybody Hungry?
Posted on Sunday, June 30, 2024
It’s all about the soil! Healthy soil amended with rich compost and manures, along with proper pH adjustments will go a very long way to decrease or in some cases, even eliminate the need for fertilizers.