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New Products 2010

All of us at Sky appreciate your patronage as loyal gardening customers. Because of the trust you place in us, we are constantly looking for new products that can help you with your gardening projects and help give you more effective controls for your gardening problems.

We have some exciting new products for your garden and patio...

• E. B. Stone Organics expands your choices for organic fertilizers at Sky. From transplanting to fertilizing specific groups of plants such as citrus, E. B. Stone has an organic fertilizer to fit your need.

• Water Rounds™ create a natural 4" deep watering well around tomatoes, roses, or trees, either new or established. They are available as 16", 20", or 24" circles, are easy to install, and slowly drive water deep into the root zone.

• Earth Box™ has created some exciting new accessories, including a trellis for vines, a decorative surround for your deck, and an organic replant kit.

• We will have shade sails available to create temporary shade for patios, play structures, ponds, or gardens.

• We will start carrying a new line of tools from Flexrake™. These classic tools are well-built with solid handles. They are a joy to work with.

• A folding debris pan from Harper Brush Works is just the thing to make garden cleanup easier. Its wide base, open mouth, and flip up feature make it much more user friendly than a scoop. Look for Harper's line of quality brooms as well.

For solving garden problems look for the following new items.

• Hydrofarm illuminated 30X microscope is a pocket viewer perfect to help you I.D. garden problems, whether disease or pest.

• Hydrofarm Tower of Power™ is a power strip with 6 widely spaced outlets to let you set up timers for heat mats, propagation stations, or lights. (Great for the tool shop as well!)

• Bonide has three new products:
  • Infuse™ is a systemic fungicide for lawns and ornamental plants. It can help control a wide variety of diseases and even help to establish new lawns faster.
  • Pyrethrin Garden Insect Spray concentrate is a fast-acting, low residual organic pesticide, great for fast knockdown of persistent insect problems.
  • Grass Beater with Poast – this herbicide can be sprayed over the top of many plants to control unwanted grass. This can be particularly useful in dense groundcover beds where cultivation is difficult at best.
• The Weed Dragon™ Weed Burner from Flame Engineering is a great way to eliminate unwanted grass and weeds from gravel paths, driveways, and patio areas without using chemicals.

• For the pond, look for a complete line from Crystal Clear to help keep your pond running in top condition.

• Also look for 2 solar pumps from Zoobox. These can help provide the sound of water in areas not easily accessed by hard wires.

• Finally, look for quality hobby greenhouses available by special order through Sky.
  

By Charlie Shull, WCN
Skylights Spring 2010, Vol 25, No. 1

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