In this issue:
* JR's Product of the Month
* EGO String Trimmer
* What is Scott's Step 1
* 'Traeger Timberline XL...First Look
* Spring Clean-up for Plant Diease
* April Red Hot Buys
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JR's Product of the Month
Your local Ace is has expanded it's indoor gardening products. One of those new product lines is the Fox Farm product line. Here is some information on one of the products from Fox Farm.
The Ocean Forest Potting Soil is perfect for containers and ready to use right out of the bag. Ocean Forest is pH adjusted at 6.3 to 6.8 to allow for optimum fertilizer uptake.
There's no need for nitrogen fertilizers at first; instead try a blend like this to encourage strong branching and a sturdy, healthy growth habit. The Ocean Forest Potting Soil has everything your plants need, in one bag. Ocean Forest is a powerhouse blend of premium earthworm castings, bat guano, and Pacific Northwest sea-going fish and crab meal.
Composted forest humus, sandy loam, and sphagnum peat moss give Ocean Forest its light, aerated texture. Start with Ocean Forest and watch your plants come alive!
About this item
* SIZE: 38.6 quarts of FoxFarm Ocean Forest Potting Soil for your hungry plants
* APPLICATION: Ultimate potting soil that has everything your plants need in one bag
* CONTENTS: Blend of earthworm castings, bat guano, sea-going fish & crab meal, forest humus, moss & more
* PH LEVELS: Ocean Forest is pH adjusted at 6.3 to 6.8 to allow for optimum fertilizer uptake
* BENEFITS: Encourages strong branching and a sturdy, healthy growth habit and is ideal for containerized plantings
Fox Farm Product Line
Soil & Soil Conditioners
Liquid Fertilizers
Dry Fertilizers
Supplements, Adjusters & Inoculants
Slow Release Fertilizers
Soluble Fertilizers
Pest Control
Starter Packs
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EGO Power+ Powerload String Trimmer Product Overview
Watch as Ace's Home Expert, Lou Manfredini, visits the EGO Power+ Headquarters to learn about the EGO Power+ Powerload String Trimmer. Hear from Barnaby, EGO's Director of Excitement, on the features and benefits of this outdoor power equipment.
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What Is Scotts Step 1 Fertilizer & Crab Grass Preventer
Watch as Ace's Home Expert, Lou Manfredini, gives you the tips and advice you need on using and applying Scott's Step 1 Fertilizer & Crabgrass Preventer.
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Traeger Timberline XL . . . First Look
Watch as Chef Jason, Ace's Grilling Expert, shows you the brand new Traeger Timberline XL. Learn the features, benefits and options you get with this pellet grill.
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Spring Clean-up for Plant Disease Management
University of Illinois Extension
As we look around the landscape now, we see fresh, new growth emerging. There is not a great deal in the way of disease problems at present. To help keep it that way longer, try some of these common-sense spring clean-up tips.
Once the threat of a major frost is past, remove old foliage from around annual and perennial beds, grasses, and weedy areas. Many diseases caused by fungal pathogens, such as black spot of roses, will start on old, infected foliage. Tender new spring foliage is more susceptible to fungal infection than older, thickened leaves. Spring weather is usually cool and moist, favoring fungal growth. Removing the old, infected foliage will reduce the amount of fungal inoculum that might otherwise infect in the favorable spring conditions.
Remove dead wood in trees and shrubs. Most of the wood rotting fungi and canker fungi invade stressed or injured wood. They will, however, move from a dead stem into the older wood in the same plant. Now is a good time to remove dead or cankered wood. It is easy to spot against the new growth. Examples include dead branches from Cytospora canker on spruce, rose cane cankers, and stems of redosier dogwood killed by winter stress and subsequent canker fungi. If you are removing dead wood from pears, disinfect pruners between cuts to avoid spreading potential pathogens such as the bacterium that causes fire blight.
Cedars infected with cedar apple rust will be erupting soon so removing these galls now will reduce the infection in their broadleaves hosts. Also, Pines infected with Diplodia can benefit from spring clean up. Remove the dead stem tissue. Rake and remove pine cones where this fungus is located.
It is usually a good idea to avoid putting diseased material in compost piles. Infected foliage should be safe if the composted material is allowed to decompose. When in doubt, find other means of disposing of diseased plant material.
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