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Click the link to go to our square up (Square read) store. We are in the process of adding items so check back for more soon. Currently have:1) One-time landscape cleanups
2) Tree trimming
3) Sprinkler repairs
Landscape Contractor, Lawn Care and Weed Control Services, Use this page to stay up to date with PGLS and download our work request form by Clicking on one of the images in the right column. Phone: (480)882-9553 or Fax: (480)882-3488 Online ordering: www.mkt.com/PGLS/
Saturday, November 15, 2014
Thursday, August 7, 2014
New name, same faces!
Starting July 1st, Pacheco Brothers Gardening Inc (of Arizona) became Pacheco Gardening & Landscape Services. PBG Inc is still in full operation in CA under the ownership/leadership of brothers George & Gary Pacheco. George Pacheco & Mark Pacheco (who had been the Branch Manager of AZ operations since 2005 when operations expanded to Queen Creek, AZ) are now the Father and Son ownership team of the new Pacheco Gardening & Landscape Services. All other aspects of the company will remain in place for a seemly day to day operation transition. You will have the same employees and professional equipment to service your property.
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Time to plant some vegetables!
Not everything you can get a store will grow here in the Phoenix
Valley, but with the right planning most can be growing with some
success. Now should be a good time to start prepping to garden of your
spring/summer gardens. If you’re going to grow the garden from seed the
night might still be a little cold to get good germination quite yet,
depending on your part of the valley. But a lot of nurseries started
getting good stock in of starter plant (small 4” pots.) [If
you are using starter plants and live on the outskirts of town be
prepared to cover them in the event of a late freeze, as we all know
it’s been known to happen here in late February.]
Some good choices for the first-timers out there are the Tomatoes and Peppers. Roma and Cherry Tomatoes seem to do okay with little attention. Jalapeño Peppers do good too. Anaheim and Bell Peppers tolerate the heat but sometimes the late afternoon sun can discolor the fruit. If you have the room, Watermelon and Cantaloupe are always a sweet choice too.
For those of you that doesn’t feel like planting something every spring and fall, try replacing you Mesquite tree with a fruit tree. What about some fresh homemade apple sauce in the summer?
Some good choices for the first-timers out there are the Tomatoes and Peppers. Roma and Cherry Tomatoes seem to do okay with little attention. Jalapeño Peppers do good too. Anaheim and Bell Peppers tolerate the heat but sometimes the late afternoon sun can discolor the fruit. If you have the room, Watermelon and Cantaloupe are always a sweet choice too.
For those of you that doesn’t feel like planting something every spring and fall, try replacing you Mesquite tree with a fruit tree. What about some fresh homemade apple sauce in the summer?
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
It's been a mild winter so far
It’s been a mild winter so far
Freezes can
happen as later as early March and are fairly common into late February, so we
are not out of the woods yet. But by the current trend, landscaper and home
owners are going to have some abnormal decisions to make in a month or so.
Most years
the frost damage forces everyone to cut-back their Lantana, Bougainvillea and
Yellow Bells, but not this year. Many properties are going to still need to do
a hard cut-back or rejuvenate cut, because the plants are can get too big for
the spot they are planted if left to grow even bigger.
On larger
properties with properly spaced plants, imagine how much prettier (more
flowers) your yard will get if you let the plants just keep growing.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Spring is here!
What does spring mean for your landscaping? Answers 1) Flowers; 2) New growth; 3) Fertilizer and 4) Water.
A lot of plants are starting to get new growth and or flower. This is most noticeable on deciduous trees (trees that dropped all their levels for the winter.) If at plant is not starting to grow yet and it was frost damaged it MIGHT be dead. It is a little early to come to that concussion yet. I have seen quite a few Lantana and Lemon trees that I suspect/suspected were dead. One a lot I am most likely correct, but even in my own yard I was wrong with my Eureka lemon tree. (I am guilty of not doing anything to protect it.) I thought it might be dead because even my lime had started to bud about 3 or 4 weeks ago and there was nothing on the lemon.
As of yesterday there is ONE bud above the graph point, so it is alive. But now I have to conclude if it is worth saving. It is only 2 years old so hadn’t even fruited yet, but if only one bud is what I have to start over with I just lost at least those two years. I will wait a few more weeks, before I come to a final decision, but I am likely to plant a new tree.
Budding out s natural process that nutrients and water. None native/naturalized species are likely to need some supplemental nutrients (fertilized) and/or water. Native or naturalized species most likely are adapted to get the nutrients and moisture they need from the local soil. But non- Natives such as Citrus new supplemental help. Fertilizers that are sold at retail stores are usually water soluble and early for the plant to adsorb Non-native and native alike.
Water should be straight forward, increase the water to your plants. It should not have been off for the winter, but if it was turn it back on. Your irrigation system should be adjusted with the weather, minimum or 4 times a year. 12 times would be better.
A lot of plants are starting to get new growth and or flower. This is most noticeable on deciduous trees (trees that dropped all their levels for the winter.) If at plant is not starting to grow yet and it was frost damaged it MIGHT be dead. It is a little early to come to that concussion yet. I have seen quite a few Lantana and Lemon trees that I suspect/suspected were dead. One a lot I am most likely correct, but even in my own yard I was wrong with my Eureka lemon tree. (I am guilty of not doing anything to protect it.) I thought it might be dead because even my lime had started to bud about 3 or 4 weeks ago and there was nothing on the lemon.
As of yesterday there is ONE bud above the graph point, so it is alive. But now I have to conclude if it is worth saving. It is only 2 years old so hadn’t even fruited yet, but if only one bud is what I have to start over with I just lost at least those two years. I will wait a few more weeks, before I come to a final decision, but I am likely to plant a new tree.
Budding out s natural process that nutrients and water. None native/naturalized species are likely to need some supplemental nutrients (fertilized) and/or water. Native or naturalized species most likely are adapted to get the nutrients and moisture they need from the local soil. But non- Natives such as Citrus new supplemental help. Fertilizers that are sold at retail stores are usually water soluble and early for the plant to adsorb Non-native and native alike.
Water should be straight forward, increase the water to your plants. It should not have been off for the winter, but if it was turn it back on. Your irrigation system should be adjusted with the weather, minimum or 4 times a year. 12 times would be better.
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