Spring - Time to Get Growing Wondering when the best time to start planting your vegetable garden in Nampa, Boise, Caldwell is? Following this spring planting calendar for a successful growing season. Garden Preparation: You’ll need to work the soil, add some organic matter and Soil Activator to encourage an ideal growing medium. For any root crops, such as potatoes or carrots, add some … [Read more...]
2019 Fall Sale Starts Sept. 21
Fall is here and we're excited to offer huge discounts on all our stock! Maybe you were waiting for cooler weather or just ran out of time to finish those landscaping projects this summer. Whatever the case, we can help you get the job done. Evergreens, shrubs, fall color (Kale, Asters, Mums, etc.), trees, tools, home and garden decor, herbs, houseplants...you name it! Come visit the nursery … [Read more...]
2017 Fall Sale Going on Now
Fall is here and we're excited to offer huge discounts on all our stock! Maybe you were waiting for cooler weather or just ran out of time to finish those landscaping projects this summer. Whatever the case, we can help you get the job done. Evergreens, shrubs, fall color (Kale, Asters, Mums, etc.), trees, tools, home and garden decor, herbs, houseplants...you name it! Here's the list of all … [Read more...]
Fall and Winter Gardening: Overseeding and Aeration
Fall and the early winter months can sometimes be the most critical times of the year for lawn care, particularly in the area of preventative measures and ensuring proper nourishment for your lawn. There are two relatively easy practices you can participate in to ensure your lawn wakes up in the spring in peak condition: aeration and overseeding. Aeration is achieved by simply purchasing or … [Read more...]
2012 Fruit Trees at Adams Gardens
Below is a list of fruit trees we have in stock for the 2012 season. Download a .pdf of the list here. ALL-IN-ONE GENETIC DWARF ALMOND - No.1 almond for home orchards. Heavy crops of soft-shell nuts with sweet, flavorful kernels. Hot summer required to ripen. 15 ft. tree, very winter & frost hardy. 300 to 400 hours. Self-fruitful. Pat. No. 4304. (Zaiger) GALA (Original Gala) APPLE - … [Read more...]
How To Grow Onions and Potatoes
It may seem less than economical to grow your own onions and potatoes, however, the taste of these fresh vegetables more than return that investment. It takes only a minimum of effort which will lead to a bountiful harvest. In this article we will discuss a couple of different growing tactics as well as planting, fertilization, and harvest. Due to the possibility of transference of disease and … [Read more...]
The Mythological Tradition and Symbolism of Christmas Trees
Christmas Trees go on sale at Adams Gardens starting Friday, 26th! Before you come out to the Adams Gardens Nursery this year to hunt for the perfect Christmas conifer, we’d like to share with you some Christmas Tree trivia. Over 35 million American families will celebrate this holiday season with a live Christmas Tree, participating in a symbolic tradition that reaches as far back as human … [Read more...]
Spring – Time to Get Growing
Garden Preparation: You will need to work the soil, adding organic matter and Soil Activator, to encourage an ideal growing medium. (For any root crops, such as potatoes or carrots, add some bone meal.) Now let us discuss appropriate planting times for the vegetables in our valley. Crop (starting from) Average Planting Date Planting depth (inches) Spacing (inches) Beans (seed) May … [Read more...]
Preventing and Treating Chlorosis
Chlorosis, or yellowing, refers to plant leaves that are become faded-green or yellowed, rather than a healthy, dark green color. When manifest, the leaf veins often will remain dark while the rest of the leaf becomes lighter. This condition is common with maples, but also presents itself in pin oak, aspen, sweet gum, birch, and various other trees and shrubs. Idaho soils typically have an … [Read more...]
Fall and Winter Gardening: Mums and Shrubs
The onset of Fall and the Winter that follows are synonymous, metaphorically and botanically speaking, with the death and dormancy of most species of foliage. However, the Fall months provide some of the best opportunities for improving your lawn and garden with Fall and Winter blooming plants, shrubs, and trees from Adams Gardens. In fact, some experts argue that the most important work a … [Read more...]