Fertilizers
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Rejuvenate Composition
Q. Rejuvenate in bags @$4.50 per cubic foot bag. Price is firm until July 1, 2020. Rejuvenate in bulk @ $60.00 per cubic yard of soil mix (Jan. 3, 2020) Prices are firm until July 1, 2020. Rejuvenate Rejuvenate is made up of 70% sand and 25% compost. Viragrow feels this is the perfect combination… Read More…
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Older Soils May Need a Kickstart with Humic Acid
Humic Acid, 8%, Cold Water Processed. Humic acids are found when organic matter is composted and converted to humus.They are depleted in older soils that have been cropped. You may need to rejuvinate them. A study conducted at Ohio State University concluded that “humic acids increased plant growth” and plants had “relatively large responses at low… Read More…
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Replenish Garden Soils With Fresh Compost Each Planting Season
Replenish Your Garden Soil with Compost Compost should be thoroughly mixed into your garden soil for best results. Raw (unamended) Desert Soil: Use 2 cubic yards of Viragrow Compost for every 100 square feet of garden area. Existing Raised Beds with Soil: Use 1 cubic yard of Viragrow Compost for every 200 square feet of… Read More…
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Xtremehorticulture of the Desert: Redwood and Cedar Mulches Last Longer in Landscape…
Xtremehorticulture of the Desert: Redwood and Cedar Mulches Last Longer in Landscape…: Q. Would you please tell me what type of mulch is not recommended to put in flower beds? I thought I remembered it being redwood mulch but I… Viragrow Delivers! Read More…
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Xtremehorticulture of the Desert: Wood Mulches for Desert Soils are Remarkable
Xtremehorticulture of the Desert: Wood Mulches for Desert Soils are Remarkable: Desert soil typical of the Las Vegas valley with caliche If you don’t think wood mulch is important for tree growth in desert soi… Viragrow Delivers! Read More…
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Pepper Leaves Curling. Bugs Again!
Leaves curling on pepper. Typical pepper leaf curled on the plant. Flip leaf over and we see evidence of aphids feeding. We see leaf curling on lots plants during the summer heat. This can be a defensive reaction by the leaves to not get so much direct sunlight. Not a conscious thing on their part… Read More…
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Leaf Yellowing and Scorch Could Be Bugs
Scorchy leaves and yellowing could be lots of things. Check out your discolored and scorchy leaves. This could be a number of things like watering, salts, fertilizer but aphids are still active now in the heat as well as whiteflies. Good guy or bad guy? Good guy but he/she is outnumbered! I see some ladybird… Read More…
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Soils Tips from the Soil Science Society of America on Composts
Whether you’re using existing soil, or importing soil to fill raised garden beds, soil amendments are a vital resource for ensuring a productive vegetable garden. Many neglected urban soils are compacted and low in organic matter. Soil amendments are designed to add organic material back into soil, reduce compaction, and improve soil life. All that… Read More…
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Viragrow Vegetable Planting Calendar Available
We asked Bob Morris, Extremehort, to update our vegetable information for you. Bob has put together a vegetable planting calendar for summer vegetables and some advice on how to get your garden started the right way. Email us at info@viragrow.com and we will send it out to you asap! Read More…
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Linn Mills RJ Article: Couple’s five tips for growing vegetables
By LINN MILLS LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL See the original RJ article here Green-thumbers Janet and Don Knight from Northern California became brown-thumbers when they started gardening in Las Vegas, but now they’re green-thumbers again. In fact, they are producing vegetables year-round to sell at the farmers market from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Thursday… Read More…