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What can you expect to find on all bags of fertilizer? While you will likely recognize a Brand Name and the manufacturer may even be familiar to you, it is the guaranteed analysis of the contents where most of us get confused. It is common for a manufacturer to include more of a nutrient than shown on the label, but they cannot deliver less than what the label shows. Those numbers on the bag represent the percentage by weight of each nutrient listed inside the bag.

Raising your own poultry for meat is a fast growing practice especially in Snohomish & Skagit county!

While the growing season takes a hiatus, the bugs, pests and diseases go dormant. They wait out the winter months to be revived with the springtime sun and feed off of your new garden. If you are like us, and want to have the best garden success you can this year, treating with dormant spray is vitally important.

To get the most out of the growing season, you must be planned, prepped, and ready to execute your gardening plans by the time the season arrives. Berries are a plant growing in popularity and a great use of space. Some of these plants like the cane berries (raspberries, blackberries) can be planted as early as February in the Snohomish area and blueberries as early as March!

When the winter arrives we usually assume that the animals will be leaving, but in reality most of those outdoor friends are still around and in need of food and water. Birds and deer are common animals that you can continue to feed through the winter!

When dealing with snow and ice, as pretty as it is, there are some concerns. When driving on the roads we trust the road maintenance crews to be clearing the roads and applying sand and ice to make our commutes possible. The same principles can be applied to our own driveways and walkways to help us deal with the weather in a safe and affordable way.