Gardening Tips
SEDUM
Fri
3Sep
2010
SEDUM by Jan Cashman 8/18/10 Want a hardy, drought tolerant perennial that survives with little water or care and adds interesting textures and colors to your garden all seasons of the year? Plant sedum, common name ‘stonecrop’. ... [Read more]
September Checklist
Wed
1Sep
2010
Plant containerized trees and shrubs Plant spring-flowering bulbs Fertilize lawn with 16-20-0 fertilizer Plant peonies Transplant aspen after leaf drop Protect vegetables from frost Harvest garden vegetables Divide & replant perenn... [Read more]
Growing Hardy Bulbs
Wed
1Sep
2010
By Bonnie Hickey The majority of hardy bulbs we grow in Montana originated in the Mediterranean or areas of similar climate, which have wet winters and dry summers. These plants grow and flower during periods of good weather and then go... [Read more]
2010 Garden Tour
Thu
12Aug
2010
Ideas from the 2010 Garden Tour by Jan Cashman 7/31/10 The 2010 Garden Tour this July 9 and 10 went on after the terrible hailstorm on June 30 and the gardens looked beautiful despite the hail. The gardeners who open up their homes and... [Read more]
August Checklist
Wed
28Jul
2010
Harvest fruits & vegetables Harvest flowers for drying Prune suckers off trees and shrubs Deadhead perennials & annuals for longer blooming Seed lawns Deep water trees Water lawns 1 inch /week Mow lawn approximately... [Read more]
What's Wrong With My Tree?
Mon
26Jul
2010
This is the time of the year when we often get asked “What’s wrong with my tree?” Many of the answers to this question are the same year after year. But occasionally a new insect or diseases finds its way to our valley. Last yea... [Read more]
Cashman Nursery's 13th Annual Zucchini Festival
Mon
26Jul
2010
Saturday, August 21, 2010, 8:30-6:00 Zucchini Bucks How they work: From July 29 through August 20, Cashman Nursery will give you one Zucchini Buck for every $10 you spend. Then, on August 21, during our Zucchini Festival, you can redeem ... [Read more]
Effective Water Use
Tue
20Jul
2010
The last few years of drought in Montana have made us all aware of the problem of excessive water use in the landscape. Some years, water rationing makes a water-wise landscape essential. In the 80s the word "xeriscape" was coined to mean a... [Read more]
Harvesting and Preserving Your Garden Produce
Mon
19Jul
2010
During our 30 years of vegetable gardening in the Gallatin Valley, we have learned a few tricks to picking and preserving our fruits and vegetables. Some we learned by trial and error; others friends and other gardeners have shared. If yo... [Read more]
Tree Trouble in Town
Tue
13Jul
2010
This spring, many deciduous trees in Bozeman are not leafing out. We were hoping the trees were just slow because of our extremely late spring. But now it appears some of the green ash, especially the commonly planted cultivar of gre... [Read more]