
Yes, Salt Damages Your Plants (Here’s How To Save Them!)
With the recently warm days, us environmental geeks are happily spending more time outside. This is all exciting, of course, but everything is fun and games until our trees & shrubs get hurt… which has likely happened if deicing rock salt has been used near landscapes this winter. At RTEC,…

Deer Repellent – Keep Deer From Eating Your Shrubs
Are deer trampling your gardens and eating all your shrubs? Chances are it’s because your landscape is full of trees and shrubs that are deer favorites. We like to call these types of trees/shrubs deer candy because deer go crazy for these plants. Deer are usually lazy, they will feed…

How To Avoid Rock Salt Damage On Trees This Winter
The rock salt used to melt ice and snow on the roads and walkways, typically sodium chloride, can have a devastating impact when it comes to the growth and overall health of trees and shrubs. Rock Salt hurts trees in two different ways; when it comes in contact with the…

Yellowing Leaves – Interveinal Chlorosis
Are your leaves turning yellow? Since it’s too early in the year for leaves to begin changing color and falling, the yellowing of your tree’s leaves is most likely a sign of lack of micronutrients. Micronutrients are elements needed in small amounts to keep a tree healthy and promote growth/development….

5 Diseases That Attack After Big Rainstorms
With the recent rainy and hot weather, certain tree diseases are gearing up to attack our landscape. In particular, fungal diseases thrive on our current rainy and warm conditions. When fungal spores are activated and come in contact with a susceptible host they begin to grow, enter, and feed on…