For raised garden beds we recommend Earl May Premium Potting Mix. It is a pre-moistened, dark, rich, potting soil and is excellent for all container plantings. It contains a blend of rich organic humus, peat moss and horticultural perlite. It is fortified with plant food to encourage root growth as an added benefit to your [...]
There are several reasons why a bean might not be producing: Beans need 8 – 10 hours of full sunlight. Beans planted too close together will have lower production. Large swings in soil moisture can cause blooms to fall off. Bean plants like temperatures 70 – 80 degrees. If the temperatures are consistently over [...]
All Earl May Garden Center vegetable PLANTS & SEEDS are NON-GMO!
Prepare your potatoes for planting by quartering the whole potato, making sure that each chunk has at least one or more eyes and weighs about two ounces. For very early planting, cut and allow the chunks to heal over, before putting into the ground. The healing-over discourages rotting in cold wet soil. Plant the [...]
Rhubarb is most successfully transplanted early in the spring before any growth has started. The plants can also be transplanted at other times but it will be more difficult. The next best time is in the early fall, followed by summer being the most difficult. Follow these steps to transplant rhubarb: Dig up the [...]
Asparagus is available in several forms at your local Earl May Garden Center: Two varieties of asparagus seed packets – Jersey Knight & Mary Washington. One variety of asparagus roots – Jersey King. Each package contains seven roots. Generally, these are available at the Garden Centers in early spring. The preparation of the planting bed will be [...]
To most consumers, tomato blight refers to a number of specific diseases that can attack tomato plants. These diseases are usually soil-borne, meaning they survive as spores in the soil and then make their way to the leaves of the plant during the summer, mainly from splashing water. Some types of blight are treatable [...]
Our best June-bearing is available in our stores this spring. We promote our Earl May and University tested variety June-bearing type called Honeoye. The plants you get from us will be started as young plants in packs of 6. Very convenient and easy to plant compared to bareroot pieces that have a higher mortality [...]