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When it comes to feeding those you love whether it’s your family or your plants, you want to make sure that you are providing all their nutritional requirements. And just we have the food pyramid; plants also require certain nutrients in differing amounts. The three we always hear about, Nitrogen, Phosphorous and Potassium (N-P-K), are considered the major elements because they typically make up the bulk (by volume) of nutritional needs. They are the nutrients that are always listed on the labels of fertilizers. Many times the requirements for certain types of plants - say palm trees verses flowering trees is very different.  Even looking at the needs of avocado trees compared to mango trees shows just how important knowing...

Do you have that feeling that summer has been going on for a long, long time? Winter lasted 2 days this year, spring maybe a week and since then it has been hot, hot, hot and dry. The air and the soil are both really warm now and the high humidity just makes everything feel even hotter. Heat stress in plants can take several forms. Wilting is a sign that water loss has taken place. This is often seen in many plants during the mid day when the transpiration rate cannot keep pace with the evaporative cooling demand of the plant to keep from overheating. It is imperative that there is sufficient soil moisture available for your plants to cope...

After years of struggling – finally we have made it happen and “ta-ta “- our new Web site. We still have tons of information we want to “get-up” so we ask for your patience and remember we are old dogs trying to learn new tricks.