About this episode
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) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. 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. Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com . Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com . We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!