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Western Gardens Plant Material April 2020

April 13, 2020 by Wendy Pettit

Plant material at western garden centers utahWith the current pandemic situation, we now only do phone and email orders for pick up.  On this page, please find some videos and photos showing the excellent prime material we’ve had delivered to our door.  We will do our best to choose the best selection for your yard or needs.  Just let us know what you want, and we will get it.  You’ve trusted us for years, you can trust us now!

vivid orange and yellow ranunculus for early spring in utah

Ranunculaceous in vivid colors

Plant material as of April 13, 2020 –

SPRING COLOR ANNUALS & PERENNIALS

CLICK – Spring colder color annuals & perennials

 

GROUND COVERS

CLICK – Ground cover by Utah local growers

 

HERBS – VEGETABLES – BERRIES

CLICK – Berries –  Raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, grapes, pomegranate, currant, and more…

CLICK – Strawberries

CLICK – Herbs – cold-hardy herbs for April

CLICK – Herbs BASIL

CLICK – Tomatoes

CLICK – Vegetables cold crops

 

peony white and pink

Peony

FLOWERING SHRUBS & ROSES

Our prime ROSES will be here by the end of April.  We have a few that wintered over and just beginning to come out.  Email your requests.

CLICK – Magnolias

CLICK – Peonies – beautiful shipment just waiting to plant in your yard

CLICK – Lilacs – an old-time favorite with fragrance

 

SMALLER SHRUBS for TEXTURE & COLOR

CLICK – Barberries

CLICK – Spireas

 

FRUIT TREES

Realize that the fruit trees are just now coming out of dormancy.  Some look like sticks, but they are healthy and prime – ready for your yard!

CLICK – APPLES, APRICOTS, APRUMS, CHERRIES – bush or tree form

CLICK – NECTARINES, NECTAPLUM & FRUIT SALAD (varieties on same tree)

CLICK – PEACHES (including favorite “Donut”), PEACHOTUM, PLUERRY, COMBOS

CLICK – PEARS – all kinds including the Asian Pear

CLICK – PLUMS, COMBOS, PLUOTS, WALNUT

 

SHADE TREES

CLICK – FLOWERING CHERRIES – Beautiful selection of all types –

Special Local Note:  If you haven’t seen them, hurry and witness the color and fragrance of the cherry blossoms at the Utah State Capitol.  They are gorgeous!  (April 12, 2020)

 

MORE TO COME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SEEDS, SEEDS, SEEDS

April 5, 2020 by Wendy Pettit

seed packets

Several of our customers want to see what seeds we have available during this COVID-19 pandemic.  Since we currently and temporarily are only taking phone or email orders with curbside pickup, we are posting photos of the seeds we currently have inside the store.  Limited to supply on hand.  We apologize if these photos are difficult to see, but until we get some closer photos, these will have to do.  You may need to ZOOM in close to read the varieties.

Thank you again for supporting the small businesses in our community.  We appreciate you shopping at Western Gardens for quality products and services during this more than unusual spring.

ORGANIC SEEDS

organic vegetable seed packages at utah garden center

Organic Vegetable Seeds – soybean, beets, huckleberry, sunberry, broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, corn, collards, cucumber, greens, kale, melons, peas, peppers, gourd, and more.

organic vegetable seed packages for natural garden in Utah

Organic Seeds (minus the bottom 2 rows) – radish, squash, tomato, pepper, beans, corn, peas, spinach, and more.

VEGETABLE SEEDS

Utah vegetable seed packets

Vegetable Seeds – Artichoke, Asparagus, Bean, Beets, Cabbage, Cardoon, Cauliflower, Celery, Cucumber, Grains, Kale, Lettuce, Melon, Okra, Onion, Peppers, Radish, and more.

Vegetable seed packets from peas pumpkins leeks, beans, and more

Vegetable Seeds – Beans, Carrots, Collards, Corn, Greens, Melons, Peppers, Pumpkins, Rutabaga, Spinach, and more.seed packets of vegetables for gardening

Vegetable Seeds – Bean, Berries, Broccoli, Brussel sprouts, Corn, Cowpea, Eggplant, Endive, Greens, Lettuce, Melons, Peas, Radicchio, Radish, Pumpkins, Gourds, and more.Summer squash seeds for a vegetable garden

Vegetables – Squash-Zucchini, Winter squash, Strawberries, Swiss Chard, Tomatillo, Tomatoes, Watermelon, and more.

HERB SEEDS

seed packets of herbs for gardening

Herb Seeds – basil, chives, cilantro, coriander, dill, fennel, lavender, oregano, parsley, rosemary, stevia, thyme, and more.

FLOWER SEEDS

Flower seeds packets

Flower Seeds – Alyssum, Amaranth, Butterflyweed, Caster beans, Daisy, Gourds, Lavender, Nasturtium, Petunia, Morning Glory, Poppy, Salvia, Snapdragon, Sunflower, Sweet Peas, Mixes, and more.

Sunflower seeds and more

Flowers – Bachelor Buttons, Cosmos, Flax, Hollyhocks, Marigold, Nicotiana, Penstemon, Poppy, Sunflowers, Zinnia, and more.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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guide to low-maintenance indoor gardening

March 1, 2020 by Wendy Pettit

by Connie Pelton

indoor gardening on windowsill

Photo by Flickr

Indoor gardening is a growing trend in more ways than one. Not only is gardening good therapy, but it also gives you the chance to eat food picked at its most flavorful. Not everyone has space or energy to maintain a traditional outdoor garden plot. If you want the satisfaction of growing your fruits and vegetables on a more manageable scale, indoor gardening is the solution. Here are our tips for creating an indoor garden that will produce plenty without the upkeep of an outdoor plot.

sunlight for the indoor garden

Photo by Piqsels

Let There Be Light

The biggest hurdle for indoor gardening is usually finding adequate light. Plants need sunlight to grow. If there’s insufficient light, nothing else you do will matter much. “Full sunlight” means six or more hours per day of direct sun. An enclosed patio or any space with lots of large picture windows is a perfect place for an indoor plot. A kitchen windowsill also works. If you aren’t sure whether a location receives enough sun, try tracking the amount of light it gets using photos.

indoor garden pests

Photo by Piqsels

Indoor Garden Pest Control

Bugs and gardens have a complicated relationship. Grubs, aphids, and larvae can wreak havoc on a garden. But bees and other pollinators provide a service that plants can’t live without. Since some garden visitors are beneficial, you need to avoid any pest control that kills the helpful along with the harmful.

Even though your garden is indoors, you still have to worry about pests. It’s true that you won’t find rabbits or deer munching on plants in your kitchen. But, some insects can still make their way into your house. Biological pest control efforts are ideal for indoor use. Nematodes and natural repellants can safely stop unwanted pests without risk to pets, kids, or the helpful insects you want to keep around.

bee pollinating flowers

Photo by Pixabay

Paintbrush Pollination

While most common indoor plants will grow fine without pollination, some must be pollinated for them to produce food. Unless you’re willing and able to bring them outdoors and give them access to bees, you’ll have to pollinate them yourself. Paintbrush pollination is just what it sounds like. You rub the bristles of a tiny paintbrush around the inside of each blossom on your plants. Since indoor gardens are usually small, this is viable, though a tedious option.

person planting a clay pot

Photo by Pikrepo

Water, Soil, and Fertilizer

One advantage of indoor gardening is that you can control your growing conditions. Unlike outdoor plots that are subject to wind, drought, and downpours, your indoor garden is only exposed to the things you choose. This means you can tailor the soil composition and watering schedule to individual species. 

You’ll want to use a potting mix rather than plain soil. The mix contains vermiculite or perlite, and some bark to provide your plants with better drainage. It’s less compact than outdoor dirt, giving your plants the air and moisture they need. With the right soil mix, you should only have to water your plants once a week. Additionally, you’ll want to use plant fertilizer, which depends on which type of plant you are growing.

About every seedling or seed packet you encounter has a small section on the label detailing the needs of the specific plant. One of the most useful things you can do to ensure a good harvest is to read these instructions. Most herbs, including parsley, sage, mint, and rosemary, are easy to grow and don’t take up much room. Plan early and follow the instructions as carefully as you can. That way, each species you grow is in the kind of soil it prefers and getting the amount of water it needs to thrive. Now, combine that with the right amount of sunlight. You’ll soon have an indoor garden you’ll want to show off to everyone who visits.

Connie Pelton is a retired teacher who spends most weekends gardening with her grandchildren. Together, they built and planted an indoor vertical garden wall taller than both of them.

 

Filed Under: Container Gardening, Gardening, Tips & How To's, Uncategorized, Utah Gardening Tagged With: indoor garden, indoor gardening, indoor herbs, organic pest controls, pest control, window boxes, windowsill garden

How to Compost Your Kitchen Scraps

April 25, 2018 by Marjorie Carter

by Marjorie Carter

Alchemists are famous for their efforts to turn lead in to gold.  It was thought that a “base metal” could be purified or perfected so that it transformed in to something more valuable.

While their efforts were always in vain, it is possible to transform much of your daily waste from food preparation in to something more valuable than it’s original form.  Put in some grass clippings, add in your apple cores, roll together with your potato peelings, onion skins, watermelon rinds, and shredded paper bags.  Let it heat and stir once in a while.  Voila! You end up with black gold (aka compost)!

MY COMPOST EXPERIENCE

The house we bought a few years ago has a large yard (meaning space for a garden) and a few fruit trees.  This is exactly what we were looking for and we have enjoyed trying to keep up with maintaining it.  Our first fall in the house, we were generating a lot of waste as we processed apples, pears, and tomatoes that we’d grown.  We also were looking at all the green waste from pulling up the tomato plants and raking the leaves.  It dawned on us that we could be doing something much more useful and conscientious with all that biodegradable material.  We had spent some money earlier in the year to buy compost from the landfill to amend our soil to make it better for gardening.  Why not make some of our own compost to add to our garden?

We started by making a big pile in the back corner of the yard but realized quickly that, while this would eventually work, it was sort of unsightly and not as effective as it could be.  We then turned to a store bought composter with two plastic barrels mounted on a frame to allow the user to easily spin the barrels once in a while to mix up the contents.  We quite like this composter but quickly realized that this set up was better suited to someone with a smaller amount of material to compost. We needed something bigger to accommodate the amount of material we were generating with all the green waste from our canning and from our yard.

My husband knew someone who was moving and getting rid of a couple of 50 gallon water barrels.  We decided to pick them up to try using them to capture rain water for watering our garden (that’s a conversation for another blog post!) and then it occurred to us that these would make good composting bins.  My husband removed the top from one of them so we could easily put material in to the barrel and then drilled holes down the sides all around (easy and quick job with a power drill).  Suddenly we had much more space to fill. We’ve since added a second 50 gallon bucket in to the composting bin family.

So far we’ve had a couple of ‘batches’ of compost and it is surprisingly satisfying to see the rich black earth that was once a bunch of scraps and leavings.

 

STEPS FOR COMPOSTING

There are a few tricks to composting but, overall, it’s quite a simple task.

STEP 1:  The first thing is to pick a spot for your composting. Pick a spot that gets plenty of sun since heat is an important factor in getting all that green waste to break down.

STEP 2:  Next you need to pick a container. There are lots of commercially available options out there, you can build your own enclosure, or repurpose something the way we did.

STEP 3:  Once you’ve got things set up, you can start adding the organic material.

MATERIALS TO COMPOST

GREEN WASTE: Green waste includes grass clippings and the fruit and vegetable waste you would normally put in the trash.  Try keeping a metal bowl on the counter to hold your orange peels, wilted spinach leaves, banana peels, coffee grounds, etc.  Empty it daily to keep from attracting fruit flies.  They also sell little counter top buckets with lids for holding your compost.  I own one but I find that I tend to ignore it, even once it’s filled (out of sight out of mind!), and then end up with a smelly mess that is harder to get out of the container.  A bowl keeps things visible so I don’t forget to dump it out regularly.

BROWN WASTE:  Brown material can include dried leaves from your trees, cardboard egg cartons, paper bags, sawdust, and tree bark or cuttings.  As with the green waste, breaking this material in to smaller pieces will speed up the process – shred the paper bag or egg carton, use a wood chipper to chop up large branches, and so on.

AIR: There are steps to composting that include making sure the pile gets air, turning it, and making sure it stays moist.  These will help speed the process.  If you have the space for your compost to sit and do its thing for months, rather than weeks, then these steps can be more intermittent.  I have been a slow composter from the start (mostly due to laziness! Turning is something I just don’t remember to do very often). If you want your compost churned out at a faster pace, then you’ll need to be more mindful of these steps.

HEAT: Heat is important to composting, too, but don’t let that stop you from putting organic material from your scrap bowl in to the composter (rather than sending it to the landfill) during the winter. The decomposition process still occurs during the winter but at a slower pace and will pick back up once it starts to warm up.

It is important to remember that you need a mix of green and brown waste to make good compost. The green waste will provide nitrogen for the final product and the brown waste will provide carbon.  Both components are essential. Too much nitrogen in the compost will make it a smelly mess.  Too much carbon and the compost will take a very long time to decompose in to that black soil you’re hoping for.

TIPS ABOUT YOUR COMPOST

A few tips about the things you throw in to the compost pile/bin –
– large pieces of watermelon rind will take longer to break down than small ones so try chopping them up in to pieces no bigger than 1 inch by 1 inch.
– Egg shells can be added to your compost bin BUT they won’t break down as quickly as the green waste.  If you add egg shells, crush them as small as you can before tossing them in the compost bin
– Don’t put cherry pits or nut shells into the composter.
– Don’t put in bones or meat or dairy or oily materials
– Don’t add weeds with seeds (unless you are diligent with temperatures reaching 160 degrees)
– Don’t add diseased plant material (again, temperature issue, and the last thing you want to do is spread disease throughout your garden)


According to the experts at Utah State University, during the growing season, 30% or more of landfill waste is organic yard refuse (https://extension.usu.edu/htm/publications/publication=4955). Home composting eases landfill problems and helps “reuse, reduce, and recycle” this organic material into a valuable soil amendment.

For me, the thing that is most satisfying about composting is this last point.  My efforts may be small in the grand scheme of the trash scene, but I’m doing my part to keep as much waste out of the landfill as I can.  It also just so happens that doing this is actually beneficial to me.  When I dig into my garden, I know that some of that earth was once on my kitchen countertop as scraps and are now contributing to my delectable tomatoes.

Pin me – composting kitchen scraps!

Basic steps to composting kitchen scraps into rich soil

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Apple Varieties and How to Use Them

September 21, 2017 by Wendy Pettit

Breakdown of apple varieties and how to use them

Photo: Pixabay

Not all apples are the same.  With over 7000 varieties of apples, it is wise to learn which types are best for what you want the apple.  Some apples are more soft, some more crunchy and crispy, some mealy, some tart, some sweet, and so on.  Of course, which apple you use can be all subjective, but in the world of apple connoisseurs, there are some apples more suitable for different needs.

Here is a list of some of the more popular apple varieties and how to best use them.

Take a bite of a crisp apple from the apple tree

Photo: Pixabay

Fresh Eating Apple Varieties

There are so many different tastes for different people’s likings.  Here are some of the most popular.

  • Braeburn
  • Fuji
  • Gala
  • Cameo
  • Golden Delicious
  • Granny Smith (for a tart taste)
  • Honeycrisp
  • Empire
  • Pink Lady or Cripps Pink
Baked whole apples with cinnamon and raisins

Photo: Pixabay

Baking Apple Varieties

Popular apples for pies, apple sauce, apple butter, and baking whole.

  • Granny Smith  (in our opinion the BEST pie apple)
  • Braeburn
  • Golden Delicious
  • McIntosh
  • Rome Beauty
  • Cortland
  • Jonagold
  • Jonathan
  • Gala
  • Melrose
  • Honeycrisp
  • Winesap
  • Cameo
  • Avoid these apples in pie because they become mealy with baking:  Cortland, Gala, and Red Delicious
Hot apple cider tastes good on a cold fall day.

Photo: Pixabay

Cider Apple Varieties

It is proven that the best tasting cider comes from using a variety of all types of apples.  One neighbor who owns a press once told me “The more varieties, the better!”

  • Gala
  • Rome Beauty
  • Golden Delicious
  • Grimes Golden
  • Jonathan
  • Red Delicious
  • McIntosh
  • Fuji
  • Braeburn
  • Jonagold
  • Cortland

Realize that these lists are not complete by any stretch of the imagination. Remember the 7000 plus varieties?  Our shorter more concise list will be a good place to start!

As you decide what apple you want to have on your own lot, for a great harvest, be sure to check your local garden center for what apple trees do well in your area.  Not all apple trees like to be planted just anywhere. Temperature plays an important role in producing a worthwhile crop.  Read How to Choose an Apple Tree to learn more.

Use these 3 important criteria to choose an apple tree

 

A basic breakdown of most popular apples and how to use them best.

 

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Priming Your Utah Garden Rake!

September 7, 2013 by Becky

Necessity is the mother of invention!  I believe it!  Check out this fun idea of how to utilize your garden rake while you are waiting for the leaves to fall!  We suggest a leaf rake without painted tines.  Of course, you will want to begin with a clean sterilized rake; you know how to do that.  Gather your ingredients.  Get your fire-pit going with just the right coals.  Now you are ready to assemble, roast, and enjoy your s’mores.  Follow the photo – a picture is worth a 1000 words!

Call your local Western Gardens store to check on current stock of these rakes; these are a most popular garden tool, now for several purposes!  Happy s’moriing while you wait for the raking to begin!

Fall store hours – 10am-6pm

 

Leaf Rake Smores

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Time for Second Crop Planting!

August 12, 2011 by Becky

Now is the perfect time to plant your second crop of spinach, lettuce and carrots for a fall harvest.

  • Spinach is easy to grow, and so good for you!  Throw a handful of spinach in a smoothie…it will darken the color, but it won’t affect the flavor.  An effortless way to get a serving of veggies!
  • Lettuce is usually ready to eat in about a month.  For warmer weather, such as now, try varieties that tolerate heat and resist bolting, such as crisphead varieties (also known as Iceberg).  Crispino is glossy green with a firm head and a mild flavor.  Red Iceberg is compact, medium-sized, and has a good flavor.
  • Carrot seeds are tiny and difficult to space evenly.  If your seedlings are close together, try thinning them so they won’t be stunted, very slender, or deformed.  There are many varieties of carrots, try something new this time!

Spinach Smoothie

juice of one orange
juice of one lime (optional)
½ – 1 cup water (depending on desired thickness)
1 packet Truvia or about 1 Tbsp Stevia
Handful of clean spinach (about 1 cup, loosely packed)
½ banana
8 med-large frozen strawberries
Handful of blueberries (fresh or frozen)

Place all ingredients in blender in order listed.  Blend until smooth.  This is healthy and delicious for breakfast or a snack!

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Potatoes

April 29, 2011 by Becky

If you’re thinking about planting potatoes, now is the time! Potatoes are delicious, nutritious, and easy to grow. There are also many more varieties that you can grow in your garden than you can find in the grocery store. In the past we have grown Red Pontiac potatoes and Yukon Gold in our backyard garden. This year we are planting All Blue potatoes and Red Pontiacs. If you want to have a very patriotic potato salad this summer, try growing red, yellow and blue varieties of potatoes!

All Blue potatoes, cut and healed and ready for planting!

It’s important to start with “seed potatoes” if you want to grow them in your garden. These are potatoes grown specifically for planting and are free of diseases. Supermarket potatoes can carry diseases and are often treated with a chemical to inhibit sprouting.

Just like potatoes from the grocery store, seed potatoes vary in size. If they are golf ball size tubers, plant them directly into the ground without any advance preparation. Cut larger potatoes into pieces about 1 ½ inches thick. Make sure each piece contains two “eyes” which should be just beginning to sprout. After they are cut, heal them by placing them in a well-ventilated area at about 55 degrees for one or two days.

Plant potatoes about 1 foot apart in a shallow trench about 3 inches deep. Potatoes like fertile, well-drained soil in full sun. When the plants are about a foot tall, “hill” them by drawing soil up around them with a hoe until just the top few inches of plant poke out of the soil. Hilling keeps the potatoes from turning green, which happens if they are exposed to sunlight.

Potatoes are ready to harvest when the foliage dies back. Using a garden fork, gently and carefully loosen the soil (which is easier if you let it dry out a bit), and feel around for your potatoes. Pull them out, but after harvesting, leave them on the ground until the soil on the potatoes dries. Brush the dry soil off, but don’t wash them. Cure for about two weeks at around 55 degrees in humid conditions. Store them at about 40 degrees in a root cellar, if you have one.

All of our varieties are 79 cents per pound. We carry:
Dark Red Norland
Red Pontiac
Cal White
All Blue
Purple Viking
Russet Burbank
Yukon Gold

One of our family’s favorite potato recipes is for potato wedges! They are delicious, healthy, and are perfect for any backyard barbecue!

Potato Wedges

4 medium potatoes (about 2 lbs)
2 Tbsp olive oil
2/3 tsp dried rosemary, crushed
2 garlic cloves, minced
garlic salt to taste

Wash potatoes and cut into wedges. Put in a gallon ziploc bag, drizzle with olive oil. Add rosemary and garlic, and shake well to coat. Pour out onto foil-lined rimmed baking sheet. Spread into a single layer, and sprinkle with garlic salt. Bake at 425 degrees for about 30 minutes, or until browned.

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Garden Salsa

December 6, 2010 by Becky

10-14 roma tomatoes, diced
2 anaheim peppers
1 jalapeno pepper
1 garden salsa pepper
1/2-1 onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 bunch cilantro
1/4 c lemon or lime juice
2 Tbsp brown sugar
salt to taste
1/4 t cumin

Dice tomatoes to preferred size.  Put peppers, onion, garlic, and cilantro in food processor and pulse until all ingredients are desired size.  Combine all ingredients in a large bowl, let flavors mingle for a few hours before serving.  Keep refrigerated.

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Fall Yard Cleanup Checklist

September 25, 2010 by Becky

It’s the first Saturday of Fall! Fortunately it looks like it’s going to be a beautiful day for pulling out the Fall Yard Cleanup Checklist. This is a great list I found about a year ago, let’s start with the first half of the checklist items today:

  1. Clean Your Rain-gutters: Now is a good time to clear leaves and debris from your gutters. Ensure proper drainage of your roof to avoid costly leaks before the cooler wet weather hits. Use a small garden trowel to scoop out the gunk. If the dirt is solidified, soak it first to loosen it, then use a garden hose to rinse it out through the downspouts. If there’s a clog, use a plumber’s auger to free it.
  2. Prune Overgrown Trees and Hedges: We talked about the trees and shrubs that need a haircut in the Fall a couple of weeks ago, today would be a great time to trim overgrown areas and remove dead limbs before they weaken and fall under winter snows . Thinning your trees now may save you a roof-repair bill in the future.
  3. Protect Your Deck From the Coming Utah Winter: With summer traffic in your backyard slowing, now is a great time to use a pressure washer to clean the mold, mildew and grime from your deck before sealing it. Once your deck is clean and dry, protect it from costly moisture damage with weather-proof wood stain.
  4. Start the Compost Pile You’ve Been Thinking About: We talked about composting earlier this summer. If you’ve been putting it off, it might be a great time to start with all the garden cleanup going on.
  5. Till Your Vegetable Garden: It’s time to clean and clear your vegetable garden. Dig out old vegetable plants and add them to your compost pile. Till the plot thoroughly, then add several inches of compost to nurture the soil for spring planting. Work the compost into the soil to help it breathe and allow rainwater to pass through more easily.

I’m headed out the door now to start on my list, I’ll share the rest of the list next time. If you have any questions about getting your landscape or vegetable garden ready for winter, stop by any Western Garden Center and talk to one of our expert gardeners, we’ll be happy to help. Oh, and don’t forget to follow us on Facebook.

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