Expert Plant & Gardening Advice | Faddegon’s Nursery, Inc. – Latham, NY
Welcome to our convenient Plant Advice hub at Faddegon’s Nursery, Inc. You will find valuable tips, guides, and resources to help your plants thrive! At Faddegon’s Nursery, we believe that a successful garden starts with the right knowledge. That’s why we’ve curated a library of expert advice to guide you through every step of your gardening projects, from planting and care to pest control and seasonal maintenance.
Daylilies – Reblooming ‘Returns’
Posted on Sunday, May 2, 2021
Happy Ever Appster® Daylilies ‘Returns’ Reblooming Perennials Daylilies come and daylilies go, but Happy Ever Appster’s do so from bloom until frost almost without pause. Years of breeding by Dr. Darrel Apps finally produced these daylilies, now the gold standard of rebloomers in a variety of colors. The uses are many! Since daylilies bloom in [...]
Organic Solutions to Protect Kids & Pets
Posted on Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Organic Solutions in gardening may seem like a big task. There’s a new learning curve involved and some extra expense in some cases, but the rewards for you, your family and pets is great. It’s also getting easier by the year, as companies respond to the need for safer methods of gardening. We’ve tried to [...]
Easter Plant Care
Posted on Sunday, April 18, 2021
Easter Plants – You have a beautiful flowering Easter basket…but what do you do now? While they’re in the house, Easter plants should be kept in bright light but not direct sun. This will help their flowers last longer. When plants are finished blooming, don’t throw them out. Many Easter plants can be moved out [...]
Impatiens & Downy Mildew
Posted on Saturday, April 17, 2021
Downy Mildew has been wreaking havoc on common impatiens (Impatiens walleriana) over the last few years. This fungal disease usually appears as the summer heat begins rising. This also happens to be when most impatiens start filling in and looking lush. Diseased impatiens will wilt and then drop their leaves, leaving bare stems. Unfortunately there [...]
Potatoes Grown in a Bag- It’s Easy
Posted on Friday, April 9, 2021
Grow Potatoes in a Bag – It’s Easy! Start by choosing three or four seed potatoes for a medium sized bag. Make sure you use seed potatoes and not potatoes from the supermarket. The potatoes in the market have been treated to keep them from developing sprouts. When danger of frost has passed, you’re [...]
Orchid Oncidium Care
Posted on Monday, April 5, 2021
Oncidium Orchid The Oncidium orchid produces large sprays of yellow to mahogany flowers. They may flower at any time of year, but usually occurs in the spring or fall. Often the sprays will branch off in different directions continuing to produce buds. Temperature: 60°F-64°F at night. 70°F-85°F during the day. In summer add a few degrees [...]
Powdery Mildew
Posted on Saturday, March 27, 2021
Watch for powdery mildew! When to look for it – This white, powdery-looking stuff usually appears on leaves starting in July. Some of the most commonly hit plants are Phlox, Bee Balm, Heliopsis, Zinnias, and Lilacs. Why it happens – Powdery mildew thrives in locations where there is poor air circulation, overhead watering (especially inconsistent [...]
Chef Jeff
Posted on Friday, March 5, 2021
The Chef Jeff Vegetable and Herb collection was inspired by a wonderful and talented Chef who has always insisted on using the freshest and best gourmet and heirloom vegetables and herbs possible. During the growing season this means homegrown, fresh from the garden produce. Chef Jeff graduated from the prestigious Culinary Institute of America in [...]
Growing Microgreens & Sprouts
Posted on Tuesday, March 2, 2021
There may not be an easier way to grow your own food than putting sprouts and microgreens on the menu. Instead of farm to table, now we’re talking windowsill to table. Growing your own salad greens is easy, cost effective and very healthy. And they taste great! A recent study by the Department of Nutrition [...]