August is an ideal time for gardeners to give their plants a boost into the later stages of growth.

Many people who are just learning how to garden at home overlook the benefits of fertilizing their plants. Even experienced gardeners don’t always use the best fertilizer for their particular plant type. Those who fall back on cheap fertilizers often end up with disappointing results and don’t get the most out of their gardens.

With this in mind, we’ve put together a quick guide for evaluating your late-season fertilizer needs.

Supporting growth and improving soil quality

Generally,...

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We’ve received a few questions recently about expected pH levels when using GreenTree Premium Soils™. Our suggestions are outlined here. If you have further concerns, please reach out to our retail team at (607) 272-3666. Any member of our team can answer specific questions you may have!

Our premium soil blends are buffered with lime in order to have a stable pH over time. Due to the alkaline nature of both the lime and azomite in our soil, the pH of outputs may be higher than the pH of inputs. Early pH readings may be high...

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Here are feeding schedules for some of the nutrient lines we carry here in Ithaca for hydroponics and for soil.

Aptus Plant Science Feed Schedule

Botanicare Nutrient Calculator

Botanicare "Pre-developed" recipes: See links down the left of the page the link leads to.

Dutch Master Feeding Schedules

Fox Farm Nutrient Schedules

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We aren't doing a Deal of the Week this week because we're doing a great sale on our newest line of nutrients all next week.

Take 20% off anything in the House & Garden line Sunday, Sept. 15-Saturday, Sept. 21.

House & Garden is made in Holland. Check out this video of their production facility and research garden full of roses:

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Technically we're skipping the Deal of the Week this week... but that's only because it's all going to be on sale starting Saturday! We're so excited about our annual Summer Sale that we're starting it a day early.

Saturday, June 29-Saturday, July 6 you'll find discounts throughout the store, including a smokin' buy-one-get-one deal on Ocean Forest potting soil and clearance prices on select hydro systems.

Seeds (organics, even) will be 50% off. Seriously, we just need to get rid of 'em.

Nutrients, containers, lighting... it'll all be discounted.

And don't forget we're now open on Sundays...

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Take an extra 10% off any Earth Juice product! This includes the liquid plant food and the granular Rainbow Mix.

Might be time to stock up on these nutes:

Earth Juice Bloom (quart and gallon)

Earth Juice Grow (quart and gallon)

Earth Juice Microblast (quart and gallon)

Earth Juice Meta-K (quart and gallon)

Earth Juice Catalyst (quart and gallon)

Earth Juice Up (quart)

Earth Juice Down (quart)

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Advanced Nutrients launched their pH Perfect line of nutrients recently, but we have some of the "classic" product left. So if you like your Advanced Nutrients just the way they were, come stock up. We've got the non-pH Perfect base nutrients -- the Sensi and Connoisseur -- an extra 20% off through Thursday, March 7!

In-store only, while supplies last.

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Through Thursday, January 24, get an extra 10% off (that's 20% below retail price!) the whole line of Advanced Nutrients in store. 

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Don't let the name fool you. The General Hydroponics line of nutrients works for both soil and hydro. Through Thursday, Jan. 17, get an additional 10% off any GH product (our regular prices are already more than 10% below MSRP). 

 Whether you're looking for an all-in-one solution, targeting a specific nutrient, or growing organic, something in the GH line will be right for you.

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If you're happy with your Advanced Nutrients the way they are, we recommend stocking up now. 

Advanced Nutrients has reformulated their Connoisseur and Sensi Grow and Bloom lines, but we have a limited amount of the original formula still on our shelves.

And if you're curious to try the new formulas, we have some of those coming in soon.

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