Come out and see Black Gold and Sun Gro Horticulture at the True Value Fall Reunion held September 25-27, 2017 in Chicago, IL at McCormick Place West in the West Building. The yearly trade show event shows off all True Value dealers in the industry. Come out to discover new vendors, great deals, and Sun Gro’s new products for 2018!
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Black Gold® and VanBloem Bulb Garden Sweepstakes ($225 Value!)
Sign up for a chance to win a spring bulb garden valued at ~$225.00! The winner will receive a spectacular 200-bulb garden from VanBloem Gardens designed to bloom in early, mid, and late spring. Fall is the best time to plant a spring bulb garden!
Entries will be accepted online starting on or about Friday, September 15, 2017 at 12:00 AM and ending Saturday, October 7, 2017 at 11:59 PM.
Gro Your Own: How to Grow Cucumbers
Learn how to grow super cucumbers and identify their common pests and diseases. Cucumbers are some of the best summer vegetables to grow for new gardeners. Harvest them at a small to medium size and enjoy them in salads, sandwiches, or make pickles!
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Canadian Greenhouse Conference 2017
The Canadian Greenhouse Conference is Canada’s top conference for its flower, vegetable and nursery growers. This year’s event will be held from October 4-5, 2017 at the Scotiabank Convention Centre, Niagara Falls, ON, Canada. Discover the best new products offered by green suppliers for growers and research partners. Sun Gro Horticulture will have a booth at the event’s trade show alongside hundreds of other vendors.
Gro Your Own: Pruning Cherry Tomatoes
Have your vining cherry tomatoes overgrown your cage or trellis? Here are a few pruning tips to get them back under control. Pruning tomatoes will also encourage air flow and discourage fungal diseases.
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Gro Your Own: Growing Artichokes in Colder Climates
Growing artichokes up North is easy, if you grow the right kinds and give them the right care. Learn how to grow great artichokes if you live in USDA Hardiness Zones 7-4. You can even grow your own from seed!
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Gro Your Own: Basil Pruning and Harvesting
Good pruning and harvesting techniques will keep your basil looking and tasting great all season. Here’s the right way to do it.
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Gro Your Own: Raised Sweet Potato Garden Tower
Grow the best sweet potatoes in this raised garden tower that you can make yourself! It’s a great way to grow loads of sweet potatoes for fall harvest.
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Gro Your Own: Basil Containers
Learn how to grow many different kinds of summer basil in containers with success. Basil growing in pots and containers is fun, easy, and yields lots of fresh basil for cooking.
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Black Gold® & High Mowing Seeds Fall Vegetable Garden Sweepstakes
Enter for a chance to win a fall vegetable garden kit valued at $200.00! The winner will receive 8 packets of seeds for fall from High Mowing Seeds, two bags of OMRI® Listed Black Gold® Seedling Mix, two large bags of OMRI® Listed Black Gold® Garden Compost Blend, two seed trays, and garden hand tools. It’s everything you need to start a great fall vegetable garden! Gro Your Own™ vegetables this fall with Black Gold® and High Mowing Seeds. Sweepstakes runs from Friday, 8/4/17 to Saturday, 8/19/17!
High Mowing Seeds will include: Early Wonder Tall Top Beet, Sugar Ann Snap Pea, Hon Tsai Tai Broccoli, Nash’s Green Kale, Dolciva Carrot, Watermelon Radish, Sylvetta Wild Arugula, and Yankee Hardy Lettuce Blend!