Prepare for success! Yes, our Anniversary sale makes it easy to buy beautiful garden plants at tremendous savings but don’t stop there. There are several things you can do to make sure your new garden plants thrive. Our “Planting Kits,” available for just $15 with plant purchases, include the basic soil amendment, starter fertilizer and Root Stimulator you need to get everything started off right. But there's even more you can do to prepare for success and to rejuvenate and pro-tect established plantings.

John & Bob's Soil Optimizer is like concentrated humus. It is already what your mulches will become, a shortcut in other words. Use it on top of your soil twice a year for established lawns and gardens and as a pre-plant soil additive for your new plantings. Use it in addition to your fertilizers and they will both work better! Primarily it is a great source of Humic Acid, which has many plant strengthening benefits. It even helps with cold tolerance and is recommended for all of you who planted our cool season tomatoes.

Once your new plantings are in the ground, it's time to think about protecting them from critters both large and small. Deer are curious and hungry and can wreak havoc on new plantings as well as established ones. To repel them, we recommend broadcasting Deer Scram from Enviro Protection Industries around new and established plant-ings. This environmentally safe product lasts up to 30 days and can save a newly planted plant's life.

If Skunks, racoons or squirrels are potential enemies of your new or established plantings we recommend using Critter Ridder from Havavart. This organic product relies on oil of black pepper to keep nosy critters from being tempted to dig up your plantings. It even works on unwanted cat and dog invasions. You can also use it around garbage bags and cans to discourage rummaging.

Finally, beware the ravages of hungry slugs and snails. Sluggo is an all-organic product that is safe to use around children and pets. It even breaks down into nutrients a plant can use. Use it to protect tender young plantings. Every snail you kill now is one less that will be breeding in the rainy season.

Prepare for success, with plants and supplies from Yamagami's Nursery. We're here to help you succeed…the first time!