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Fertilizing Trees and Shrubs - Landscape Nursery and Urban Forestry - UMass Extension
Trees and shrubs growing in their natural habitats rarely display symptoms of nutrient deficiency. For these reasons, periodic applications of fertilizer to the soil beneath ornamental trees and shrubs are sometimes needed to replenish essential mineral elements and to promote healthy growth.

Explore Cornell - Home Gardening - Lawn Care Library - Fertilizing
If you feed them too much, too little, or apply the wrong kind of fertilizer, they won't be healthy. Most home lawns with modest expectations do just fine with a single late-fall fertilization.

Irrigation for Container Nursery Stock - Landscape Nursery and Urban Forestry - UMass Extension
The two most widely used irrigation systems used in nursery production are overhead and drip (or trickle). Another advantage is that workers can continue working while the plants are being irrigated.

Explore Cornell - Home Gardening - How to Grow Annuals - Caring for Annuals
Most annuals benefit from applications of organic mulches to retain moisture in the soil and smother weeds. It's also important to keep the foliage and flowers as dry as possible to prevent disease.

Explore Cornell - Home Gardening - Lawn Care Library
Most home lawns with modest expectations do just fine with a single late-fall fertilization. Of the species of lawn grasses, fine fescues are most prone to thatch problems. Fracture compacted subsoil layers to help water move down through the soil profile.


Local Listings for Slow Release Fertilizers
in Massachusetts
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Northeast Nursery Garden Center
Peabody, Massachusetts  (MA) 01960
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Seasons Four
Lexington, Massachusetts  (MA) 02420
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New England Bonsai Gardens
Bellingham, Massachusetts  (MA) 02019

Pleasant View Nursery
Paxton, Massachusetts  (MA) 01612-1408