As many of you have noticed, the website has been going through some changes. We are happy to announce that we are back online with a brand new looking website. You will notice this new look with a couple of new things…. If you happen to see something that is out of place, or simply… Read More…

White Chat is a popular product here in the Las Vegas Valley with everyone replacing real grass with artificial turf. White chat is what you lay down before installing artificial turf. White chat can also be used under pavers or for miscellaneous projects Read More…

Viragrow does not have a specific container soil. We have other soils we carry, or can make, but several different kinds of container soils are not one of them. Container soils are varied and should be made differently depending on their purpose. The first question that should be asked is what you will do with… Read More…

Another use for perlite? It is very versatile. Besides making a better soil mix for your garden, perlite saves water. By spreading it lightly on top of the soil when it is hot it conserves water. Not only that but it also reflects sunlight instead of the dark brown raised bed soil surface. Why is… Read More…

I get it. Some people like to let their dogs roam freely on their property. Uncontrolled dogs can do a lot of damage to home irrigation systems if they dig where there is water. Drip tubing laying close to the soil surface is dug up and the emitters are destroyed. But not if it is… Read More…

Raised bed soils are made with a combination of sand and compost. These are called, in Viragrow terms, “soil mixes”. Soils in raised beds shrink and become more compact as the compost content of this soil decreases. They become lighter in color as well. This soil becomes more and more sandy as the compost in… Read More…

Some plants need applications of iron to our desert soils while others won’t need it. The type of iron fertilizer applied to the soil and when it is applied can be important in desert soils. EDDHA (ethylenediamine di-o-hydroxy-phenyl acetic acid) 6% iron chelate (marketed as 6% Iron EDDHA) holds iron in its grasp regardless of… Read More…

If your fruit trees had yellow leaves this past year it might be an iron problem. Now (spring and very early summer) is the time to apply an iron fertilizer to the soil. Later the only way to correct this problem is to spray the leaves with an iron fertilizer. Two products to apply to… Read More…

There are only 5 containers of it left. It was discontinued by the manufacturer. It is used as a soil drench for borer control in fruit trees. This label still has it both for borer control and used as a soil drench around fruit trees. But please, please, please apply it immediately AFTER the fruit… Read More…

Our Test Gardens located on the east side of our facility tells us which soil mix performed the best. In this picture from last fall our Rejuvenate Soil Mix (top) outperformed our Tomato Lady Soil Mix (bottom) in our vegetable trials. The Tomato Lady Soil Mix was still better than anything else out there and… Read More…