Nov 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
Sam Says for December 2017 Don’t forget to spend your ValNur PLANT BUCKS before the Nursery closes on Sunday, December 24th, 2017. Don’t know about our customer rewards program? Give us a call at 360-779-3806. Remember the humming birds. Anna’s humming bird rarely...
Nov 3, 2017 | Uncategorized
Tips for November: Apply Lime to your lawn. The Calcium in Dolomite Lime or Super Sweet is needed because in areas of high annual rainfall, calcium is leached from the soil. Apply Dolomite Lime at the rate of forty pounds per 1,000 square feet or Super Sweet at the...
Sep 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
Sam Says for October 2017 Cover crops (green manure) can be planted in October and November. A mixture of vetch, clover and annual rye works really well. If you are not familiar with the benefits of a cover crop in your vegetable garden, give us a call. Or, you can...
Sep 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
Sam Says for September 2017 Time to prune Wisteria again. Cut new long whippy stems back to leave 3 to 6 leaves on the stem at a point where the stem joins a main trunk or limb. If your Wisteria hasn’t bloomed well, try feeding the plant in addition to pruning. Use...
Dec 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
In the spring of 2016 we were offered some Yacon starts, not knowing much about it. The tubers were really tasty. The staff loved ’em! We started a bunch of new plants and sold them. We planted on for us, and here is the story. We had to wait until it stopped...
Nov 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
Every Christmas season at Valley Nursery, we receive a nice selection of living Christmas trees. This year in particular, a new flavor showed up, which has me in awe. Abies Squamata, commonly known as Flaky Fir, gives the classic appeal of an upright fir with a...
