Landscaping Tips

• Plant your trees and shrubs now to make sure they have become established prior to spring growth. Payne’s has 30% OFF this week!
• As the days become shorter, cut back on how much you are watering to help prepare your garden, grass, trees and flowers for the winter.
• There’s still time to fertilize your yard, so make sure to get it done. Payne’s recommends Gro-Power Flower-N-Bloom – NOW IN STOCK!

Fruit and Vegetable Tips

• Make sure to harvest your pumpkins and squash this month.
• Plant your fall vegetable garden.

Perennial/Annual Tips

• It’s time to buy your Amaryllis and Paperwhite bulbs – IN STOCK NOW!
• Make sure to divide your perennials this month and replant.
• The Old Farmer’s Almanac recommends removing all the debris and the dead pants from your garden to prevent overwintering of garden pests.
• Better Homes and Gardens reports that you don’t need to worry about deadheading your garden this month. Instead, let your flowers grow.

General Gardening Tips

• A great way to prolong the growing season is to purchase a frost blanket. The frost blanket will allow water and light to come in, but will keep the frost out. Payne’s has frost blankets FOR SALE at both stores.

Plant a garden bursting with color next spring?

Now is the time to get those flower bulbs in the ground! Tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, and crocuses need the cool months to settle in and prepare for their big show. Come spring, you’ll be rewarded with a beautiful explosion of color after a long winter.

At Payne’s, we believe great blooms start with great bulbs! That’s why we carry only the largest, highest-quality Holland-grown bulbs, selected for their gorgeous colors and outstanding blooms. The sooner you shop, the better your selection!

COME SEE US AT PAYNE’S AND GET YOUR SPRING GARDEN STARTED!

PAYNE’S TIP: Give your bulbs a healthy head start! Add a little bulb food or bone meal when planting to help support strong roots and beautiful blooms. A little preparation now can make a big difference come spring. And yes, we have both at Payne’s!

Payne’s just received our Paperwhite Narcissus bulbs for the Holiday season. Hurry in to both stores because these will sell out AND we won’t be getting in another shipment!

When you buy Paperwhite narcissus bulbs from Payne’s, you buy the best bulbs available from our Dutch grower. Paperwhites are deliciously fragrant and don’t need cold treatment to be coaxed into bloom, as hyacinths and tulips do.

Here’s how to bring your Paperwhites to flower:

• Plant your bulbs in a well-drained soilless potting mix, like Black Gold Natural and Organic Potting Soil
• Choose a pot that’s only slightly larger than the bulb, or plant three bulbs in a large enough container to hold them 1 inch apart.
• Plant the pointy end up and the base down.
• Set the bulbs into the mix so that their top third is exposed above the surface.
• Water with warm water, put the pot(s) in a sunny 50-60ºF room, and keep the soil just moist (not soggy, no standing water in the drip catchers!). 
• They’ll bloom in about 6 weeks.

Some people prefer forcing Paperwhites using containers that don’t drain such as a soup bowl or deep platter. Put the bulbs in, pointy side up and then fill in with gravel covering approximately 3/4 of the bulb. Keep water in the bowl. Plant more bulbs in bowls or pots, every week or two, to space out the blossoming.

HOW TO GET ROSES READY FOR THE WINTER MONTHS?

Another GREAT Question!

In this week’s archived show from previous years, the Garden Guru recommended some things that we should do to protect our roses for the winter months. Lynn mentioned that what you really need to assess if your roses are “grafted” or “not grafted” before you decide. 

Once this is established, then you will know how much to protect your roses. 

Listen to Lynn’s tip to see which way to go with your roses.

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CLICK HERE to listen to the GARDEN GURU’s archived show.

HAPPY GARDENING!

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OUR POINSETTIAS ARE GROWING STRONG!

Long before poinsettias fill homes with holiday color, they’re growing right here at Payne’s Nursery in Santa Fe! Our team has been caring for these young plants for months, helping them grow into the festive favorites we all love.

And now, you get to watch them grow! We’ll be sharing behind-the-scenes updates as our Santa Fe-grown poinsettias develop and get ready for their big holiday debut.

CLICK HERE TO SEE PAYNE’S POINSETTIA GROWING PROCESS.

Their bright orange and yellow hues represent the sun and are believed to help guide the spirits of ancestors back to visit the living. The strong, unique fragrance of marigolds is said to attract souls to the altars prepared in their honor.

Petals are often scattered along pathways or arranged around photos and offerings as a symbol of love, remembrance, and the cycle of life and death.

STOP BY TODAY FOR OUR BEAUTIFUL SELECTION OF MARIGOLDS!

Stop by and see Sam and ask him what is the best product for your current needs. 

Buy in bulk! We’ll deliver for a small fee or bring your truck and we’ll load it for you!

Payne’s Organic Soil Yard
6037 Agua Fria
505-424-0336