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How to Keep Your Vegetable Garden Healthy this Fall

gillnurseryOctober 1, 2015Veggies, Fruits, and Herbs1 Comment

Remember to rotate your crops from last season if possible. Also do not crowd your plants. Insects and disease love places that are overcrowded with no air circulation. Spacing your … Read More

Asps + Leafcutter Bees

gillnurseryAugust 20, 2015Problem Solving, UncategorizedLeave a Comment

The asps are out! It’s been years since we’ve had a big asp outbreak. These stinging hump back caterpillars love oak trees, yaupons hollies, burford hollies, hawthorns, altheas, and hibiscus. … Read More

Organic Gardening 101 – Insecticidal Soap

gillnurseryJune 25, 2015Problem Solving1 Comment

Organic Insecticide: Insecticidal Soap is based on potassium fatty acids and is used to control many plant pests. Because insecticidal soap only works on direct contact with the pests, it … Read More

Watch Out! Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar Eggs

gillnurseryJune 25, 2015Birds, Butterflies, and Bees, Problem SolvingLeave a Comment

If your citrus looks like it is getting munched on, make sure you look for Swallowtail caterpillars before you grab your insecticides. Giant Swallowtail butterflies lay their eggs on lemons, … Read More

Top 10 Things To Do Before Summer!

gillnurseryMay 21, 2015Timely TipsLeave a Comment

You may have already done several items on this list, but with all the recent rains they may have been depleted or washed away, therefore another application may be necessary. Fertilize … Read More

New Tree Do’s & Don’ts + Spring Insect Explosion

gillnurseryApril 16, 2015Problem Solving, Timely TipsLeave a Comment

New Tree Do’s and Don’ts! Do plant the tree at the right depth, with the top of the root ball as high or slightly higher than surrounding soil. Do eliminate competition … Read More

Aphids on Milkweed + Caterpillars on Oak Trees + Rain-bogged Roots

gillnurseryApril 9, 2015Problem SolvingLeave a Comment

Aphids on Milkweed: If you plant tropical milkweed to help the monarch butterflies (and for the beautiful flowers) sooner or later you will get aphids. You can hose down the infested milkweed … Read More

Weed & Insect Control: What To Use On Your Lawn Now

gillnurseryMarch 26, 2015Lawn Care, Problem SolvingLeave a Comment

Time to fertilize your lawn, trees & shrubs! Hopefully by the time you get this, the sunshine will have warmed and dried the soil enough to fertilize. Use Gill Lawn and Garden … Read More

It’s Time To Start Veggie Gardening!

gillnurseryFebruary 19, 2015Veggies, Fruits, and Herbs2 Comments

BUTTERFLY HOST PLANTS  With spring around the corner, now’s the time to start planning out your butterfly garden! And we are ready with plants that not only attract butterflies, but feed … Read More

Living Christmas Trees + Bugs On Your Garden Greens + A Cedar Elm Note

gillnurseryDecember 4, 2014Uncategorized1 Comment

Our Thoughts On Living Christmas Trees: There are some great alternatives to cut Christmas trees. Norfolk Island Pines are one of the most popular because of their look. They are … Read More

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