by Walt Benecki | Oct 23, 2019 | blog, Organic Resource Center
Planting bulbs in your garden can be one of the most rewarding fall garden activities! October and November are the perfect months to get all your bulbs into the ground. After you bury your bulbs in fertile soil, you can walk away knowing that they will stay...
by Lilian Taft | Jul 30, 2019 | Organic Resource Center
You don’t have to be a rose connoisseur or have a large-scale rose garden to value the beauty of a well-cared for rose. No one appreciates the rose’s charm more than the McElhose family, which owns the Antique Rose Farm in Snohomish, Washington. The late...
by Lilian Taft | May 22, 2019 | blog, Organic Resource Center
Here at Walt’s Organic Garden Center, our first response to aphids, spider mites, and powdery mildew is always to grab the spray bottle of diluted neem oil to control the pests. However, we recently started carrying neem cake, which is the byproduct when...
by Walt Benecki | Feb 12, 2018 | blog, Organic Resource Center
Walt’s Organic is opening in its new location on March 1st! Our new address is 2209 West Elmore Street Seattle, WA 98199 [Google Map] (in the Interbay Neighborhood) Please come down for a Grand Reopening Celebration! Join us all weekend long to toast to our permanent...
by Walt Benecki | Jul 27, 2017 | blog, Organic Resource Center
Hello Valued Customer, This is the last week to visit us in our Ballard location. Please come on down and enjoy some great savings. Seeds are 50% off. Everything else is 15% off! We have 4” herb, flower and veggie starts as well as fertilizer and soil amendments. We...
by Walt Benecki | Apr 28, 2017 | blog, Organic Resource Center
Are Arborvitae able to be shaped this time of year. In addition, when is the best time to shape dwarf boxwood. ~Anonymous October 18, 2016, Seattle, WA Firstly, as a graduate of the Master Pruner Seminar Series at Plant Amnesty, I feel obligated to advise against...