Nutrient density in our food November 28, 2022 What is nutrient density? Mass-scale conventional farming may be helpful in solving the global food-demand crisis but not without consequences. The rampant use of nitrogen and other chemical fertilizers is stripping our food of important nutrients. So while we might have access to as many carrots, garlic […]
Our Approach To Pest Control – & How You Can Do It At Home! April 07, 2021 Can you get rid of tree pests on your own? Have you ever had a tree with an issue that you just couldn’t get rid of? Maybe you are concerned that your tree is dying? Sometimes when facing […]
Why You Should make friends with weeds September 30, 2020 Are weeds all that bad? Most people don’t like weeds. It seems like those of us who grow crops are always fighting to control them without getting anything in return. This month our Plant Health Department has been thinking about “why you should make friends […]
How a tree nursery is making regenerative agriculture scalable April 01, 2020 Written by Kurstin Barta (Plant Health Manager) Over the past 5 years, Purple Springs Nursery has been on a gradual transition towards regenerative agriculture. Our Journey Our journey began (at first unknowingly) towards regenerative agriculture because we needed to address some significant issues […]
the benefits of cover crops February 18, 2020 We recently invited an expert on cover crops up from Washington. His visit brought many exciting new ideas to the table, and we wanted to share a few of those things with you. See below for an interview with our consultant, Rico Thorsen, providing a summary of […]
PLANT NUTRITION & APHID CONTROL September 10, 2019 Recently we noticed a crop of year old Burr Oak trees struggling to take off. Leaves were chlorotic yellow, aphids were high in severity. Both Tell-Tale signs of a group of struggling trees. In the past, we would have done a quick once-over before spraying it with […]
INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT VS. PLANT HEALTH June 12, 2019 Written by Kurstin (Plant Health Department) Purple Springs Nursery (PSN) has what’s called an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) department. This department makes decisions about how to prevent and respond to pest and disease pressures on the property. From a traditional perspective, this involves scouting for problems, […]