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Plants for Food Plots

Even though we're pushing into the winter months, here in the south it is a great time for planting food plots for deer and turkey. Areas in planting zones 8, 9 and lower 7 can plant trees, shrubs, and perennials now. Check out plant recommendations from our Food Plots Section . Oaks, russian olive, berry bushes and evergreens for protection are popular plants for hunting food plots. For planting windbreaks and privacy screens on your property, look here for ideas. Windbreaks and privacy hedges .

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Time to Fall Prune These Plants Back

If you haven't pruned these plants back in your yard yet, go ahead and take a little time to fall prune these plants back. So when you've got a few minutes, here and there, pop outdoors with your clippers and a trash bag to clip back these in your yard: Daylilies - once the plants stop producing blooms, the foliage generally begins to go dormant and can be clipped or weed whacked down to the ground. If you haven't done this, collect the foliage up and cut off as close to the ground as you can get. Bag the dead foliage and move on. Irises and Peonies - when iris and peony foliage begins to...

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How to Keep Squirrels Out of Your Yard and From Doing Damage

How do you keep squirrels out of your yard and from doing damage? For as cute, funny and frisky as squirrels seem to be, they are such pesky critters. On my morning drive here to the nursery this time of year, they are out and about in full force. There are the kamikaze ones darting across the road right in front of me while I’m shouting…”DON’T DO IT!!!!” like they can hear me. But…That’s only one of the annoying things they do. Squirrels lie in wait in trees for all to be right and…then they attack - quickly– anything and everything. They are not as easily dealt with as rabbits and deer, but...

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8 Tips to Safely Fall Plant Your Trees, Shrubs and Perennials!

Many homeowners are timid about planting during the fall season. But there is no need to be scared about planting as temperatures begin to cool. It's actually the best time to plant. Once the weather begins to cool, plants begin to go dormant and shed their leaves. For most zones (5 through 9), the ground, on average, remains warm on into December. Meaning it doesn't freeze under the grounds surface. Areas can have snow, but it doesn't always mean that the ground is frozen. Here are 8 tips to safely plant during the fall season: Don't fertilize - instead mix aged compost or aged manure mix...

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7 Tips on Adding Foundation Plantings Around Your Home

What you need to know when planting foundation plants round your home! A standard foundation landscape should be good for about 12 to 15 years before it needs to be updated or removed. Trees and shrubs become over grown for the area or stop looking good about 12 years in. Plants that grow too large have roots that are beginning to bump up against the foundation wall and need to be dug out. Using the best foundation planting tips to begin with allows your landscape to look its best for years to come. Anchor the corners of your house. Best plantings are shrubs, conical (slim shaped) evergreens...

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