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April showers or not, we have plenty of May flowers (and loads of other beautiful plants) at Marcum’s!
Check out our essential guide for May lawn and garden maintenance to get expert advice and timely tips on what to plant, pests and diseases to anticipate this month, and steps to take to get your lawn and garden in tip-top shape this spring!
Click the button below to see Oklahoma State’s Bermudagrass Lawn Management Calendar for the entire year.
Click the button below to see Oklahoma State’s Cool-Season Lawn Management Calendar for the entire year.
This soil is our recommendation for raised bed gardens. It is ready-to-use and provides all the nutrients your plants will need for a growing season. It’s available at all locations.
Ingredients and ratios as follows:
1/3 screened topsoil1/3 Redbud Living Soil (details below)1/9 Redbud Compost (details below)1/9 Pine Bark Mulch1/9 Pumice
Marcum’s Nursery’s own brand of fully finished compost. We recommend this product with every plant we sell! It is great for amending existing soil as it adds loads of beneficial microbes and loosens our often compact, clay-like soil. Add it to gardens each year to promote soil and plant health. It is available in 40lb bags at all our locations.
Ingredients include:
ClippingsHorse Manure and ShavingsFood Byproducts
Marcum’s Nursery’s own blend of nutrient-packed, organic potting soil. This is great for small container gardening as it is ready-to-use and provides all the nutrients plants need for a growing season. It is available in bulk at all locations.
Redbud CompostPeat MossRice HullsPumiceOyster ShellsKelp MealYuccaBiocharAlfalfa MealAzomiteBasaltCrustacean MealFish Bone MealGypsumDiatomaceous Earth
This is a great option for leveling, sod installation, in-ground planting, and amending existing soil. It is available in bulk at all locations.Ingredients and ratios as follows:
70% turned topsoil30% Redbud Compost
Available at any Marcum’s Nursery location, SoilKit provides all the supplies needed for a quick and easy soil collection. Your soil will be tested by one of the nation’s leading agricultural labs. SoilKit will provide you with easy-to-understand results and soil treatment recommendations to keep your lawn and garden healthy.
Note: Thanks to Oklahoma Coop Extension Service for providing some of the suggested maintenance guidelines.
For questions regarding May maintenance guidelines, please call Goldsby at (405) 288-2368, Oklahoma City at (405) 691-9100, Norman at (405) 447-3100, or Ardmore at (580) 223-1846.