Planting daffodil bulbs in late fall is the perfect way to prepare for a colorful spring garden. Kaleb Wyse from Wyse Guide shares his top tips for planting bulbs to set them up for success. A key step is using a high-quality organic fertilizer like Espoma Organic Bulb-tone when planting. The fertilizer provides essential nutrients that will be ready and waiting when the soil thaws, helping bulbs quickly establish roots and produce vibrant, healthy blooms in spring.
Don’t miss your window to plant before the ground freezes. With just a little effort now, you’ll enjoy bright, cheerful daffodils when spring arrives!
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Preparing outdoor container plants for winter is a seasonal challenge for gardeners in colder climates. Watch Kaleb Wyse of Wyse Guide as he shares a detailed, behind-the-scenes look at his winter plant storage techniques.
Preparing Plants for Winter Storage
Kaleb demonstrates the process of transitioning plants like figs, succulents, and cacti from outdoor containers to indoor pots. His method emphasizes:
Removing root-bound plants gently and trimming where necessary.
Using the proper sized container and balancing root space and top-heaviness.
: Using the right soil mix for specific plants.
One standout product Kaleb uses for his succulents is an organic potting soil mix like Espoma Organic Cactus Mix, which provides an ideal growing medium for succulents, cacti, and citrus plants.
The Plant Room
Kaleb’s storage room is a converted, insulated space tailored to meet the needs of plants during Iowa’s cold winters in Zone 5B. Equipped with radiant heaters, LED grow lights and fans, this room mimics outdoor conditions while protecting plants from frost.
Key features include:
Grow Lights: LED grow lights ensure proper light distribution for optimal growth.
Temperature Control: Maintains optimal ranges—70-75°F for warm-zone plants.
Air Circulation: Fans reduce pests such as scale and spider mites.
Additional Tips and Tricks
Pest Prevention: Organic sprays like neem oil and horticultural oil are applied to eliminate pests before bringing plants indoors.
Succulent Care: Kaleb repots succulent arrangements into individual containers and propagates new plants through cuttings.
Whether you’re overwintering succulents, ferns, or citrus plants, Kaleb’s method, enhanced by tools like Espoma Organic Potting soils, ensures a healthy and thriving indoor garden all winter long.
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Watch Kaleb Wyse from Wyse Guidetackle some fall gardening projects at his mom’s house. In this video, Kaleb transplants boxwoods that aren’t doing well and repots agave plants from outdoor containers that need to be brought indoors for the winter. When transplanting the boxwoods, Kaleb recommends using a high-quality organic starter fertilizer like Espoma Organic Bio-tone Starter Plus to ensure strong root growth. He also uses Espoma Organic Potting Soilwhen repotting the agave plants to give his plants a fresh growing medium for the winter months.
Watch Kaleb Wyse from Wyse Guide share his top tips for planting garlic in the Fall.
In this video, Kaleb demonstrates how to prepare the soil, plant garlic cloves, and protect them for the winter. He also offers valuable insights on choosing the best garlic varieties, spacing cloves properly, and caring for your garlic throughout the seasons.
Kaleb recommends using an organic fertilizer like Espoma Organic Bio-tone Starter Plus and a rich organic compost such as Espoma Organic Land & Sea Compost. He mixes these into his raised garden beds, already filled with Espoma Organic Raised Bed Mix, to add organic material and essential nutrients that support strong root growth and ensure a bountiful garlic harvest next summer.
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Fall is a great time for planting! Join Kaleb Wyse from Wyse Guide as he takes you into his garden for a new planting project.
When planting a flowerbed, Kaleb uses Espoma Organic Land & Sea Gourmet Compost to refresh his native soil with fresh organic material, creating an optimal growing environment for his new plants. He also mixes in Espoma Organic Bio-tone Starter Plus to provide the essential nutrients needed for strong root establishment.
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Follow along with Kaleb Wyse from Wyse Guide as he demonstrates how to clean, prep, and plant his recently harvested garlic bulbs. Kaleb plants his garlic in the fall to harvest the following summer. In this video, Kaleb also re-pots some Jade plants using Espoma Organic Potting Soil Mix before heading out to his raised bed garden. There, he amends his beds, which are filled with Espoma Organic Raised Bed Mix, by adding Espoma Organic Bulb-tone and Espoma Organic Chicken Manure. These provide the essential nutrients his garlic bulbs need to germinate and grow successfully next spring.
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Kaleb Wyse from Wyse Guide shares tips on enhancing your garden with decorative elements. In this video, Kaleb demonstrates how to use a stylish antique urn as a planter to add a unique touch to your garden. He utilizes Espoma Organic Potting Soil Mix and Espoma Organic Bio-tone Starter Plus* to create the ideal growing environment for his new plants.
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Join Kaleb Wyse from Wyse Guide as he shares his tips for planting herbs in containers. Kaleb also heads into the garden to plant new tomato and pepper plants. He uses Espoma Organic Potting Soil along with Bio-tone Starter Plus and Garden-tone to provide the best soil and nutrients for his plants to thrive. Kaleb relies on Espoma Organic Tomato-tone for his tomatoes, which provides calcium to ensure they grow strong and healthy.
Join Kaleb from Wyse Guide as he takes you through his latest landscaping project. Watch as he creates a new garden space, from installing a beautiful hardscape path to amending new garden beds for perennial plants. Kaleb guides you through each step of the process, sharing tips and insights along the way. Kaleb amends his new garden beds with Espoma Organic Land & Sea Compost to enrich his native soil with organic matter, which is beneficial to plants and also improves soil structure and drainage.
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Join Kaleb Wyse from Wyse Guide as he tackles his gardening checklist! Watch as he plants multiple varieties of ferns and succulents in containers.
Kaleb uses Espoma Organic Potting Soil Mix along with Bio-tone Starter Plus to provide the best possible growing conditions for his plants. When planting ferns, Kaleb mixes in Holly-tone to deliver additional beneficial nutrients specifically for acid-loving plants.
