How to Prevent Spring Pests Early

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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