How to Prevent Spring Pests Early

Mar 16, 2023 · 24 min · Season 3 · Episode 11 · 17.5 MB

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Natascha Batchelor of Hartney Greymont, a Davey company, talks about spring pest prevention, volcano mulch and unique trees.

In this episode we cover:

The first thing Natascha thinks about when looking at trees in spring (0:52)
How Natascha decides when to use horticultural oil (1:32)
Dealing with scale (2:49)
Fertilization for pest prevention (3:51)
What the soil is like in Cape Cod (4:46)
What to do about planting in poor soil (5:24)
What is Biochar? (6:36)
How an air spade works (8:10)
What needs to be done for sandy soil (10:48)
Liquid fertilizer (12:05)
When looking at a tree, how does Natascha decide what to use? (12:42)
How a root flare becomes covered (14:50)
What to anticipate with pest problems and preventative work (17:36)
Unique trees Natascha recommends (19:55)

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To learn more about tree scale, read our blog, How to Manage Scale: Early Prevention is Key.

To learn more about keeping soil healthy, read our blog, How to Keep Soil Healthy for Your Plants.

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