Spring Hopes Perennial
April 26, 2011 by Bob
Filed under Prairie Moon Happenings, Seasonal Reminders, Species and Product Overview, What's blooming?
Spring’s unfolding has been a stop-and-start affair in our valley this year. A brief early warm-up was followed by a cold, rainy stretch and then three inches of snow, a little sun and then more rain and cold. Plants everywhere continue awakening, though, pushing promisingly above the soil surface, pacing their growth, biding their time [...]
Hard Virtue
August 18, 2010 by Bob
Filed under How and When to Plant or Collect Seed, How to Guides, Seasonal Reminders, Species and Product Overview
Most sales jobs seem to involve, at least to some degree, the overstatement of a product’s attributes in order to stimulate prospective buyers’ desires. TV commercials and advertising of all stripes routinely rely on hyperbole to promote the belief that the touted goods or services can deliver satisfaction of a nearly spiritual nature. By contrast, [...]
What are the Pros and Cons to a Fall vs. Spring Seeding?
September 14, 2009 by Becky
Filed under Customer FAQ's, How and When to Plant or Collect Seed, How to Guides, Seasonal Reminders
Seeds can be planted in fall, spring or dead of winter. This chart lists the pros and cons of each season. TIME ADVANTAGE DISADVANTAGE Fall (plant mid October until the ground freezes) -Clay soils are easier to work in the fall than the spring -Higher forb/sedge germination in the first growing season -High moisture conditions [...]
