★Well, it’s been quite a start to the year! We’ve had some good rain, some cool and even cold weather. But that doesn’t mean that you can’t start thinking about doing a little gardening, and the time is just right for putting some savory onions in the ground for all your cold-weather recipes. We’re getting in fresh batches every couple of days with you and your kitchen in mind, save us a bowl of pintos!

★We still got a long way to go before the sun comes out for good, and we’re headed into February pretty soon, our coldest month, so here in January, have a look at all those winterizing projects you need to do at the house and in the barn.

★Some things that come to mind for any of those projects are pipe insulation, caulk, weatherstripping, and of course, for your livestock, don’t forget some cozy heat lamps and blankets. We’ve added extra stock of these items so you can buy in quantity and keep everybody toasty warm.

★Hard to believe that the show majors are nearly in full swing, and that the final push is on! We’ve got the San Antonio show in February Houston in March, as well as Austin and Mercedes in March. There’s still time to put the finishing touch or two on your soon to be blue ribbon project, so come see us again and again till show day to see to it that you stack the deck in favor of a big win. You’ll need that one or two items worth of show tack to get you just where you need to be when the pressure is on and your project has to look %100. We’re with you %100, too, all stocked up with exactly what you’ll need when you run short, like so much else here at the store, we remember what everybody came in for last year at the last minute. Need advice on your project, or a second opinion? That’s always free, and comes from folks who know what they’re talking about and want you to have the best chance at a fine finish.

☞JANUARY FERTILIZER

●Crop and Pasture
✓APF 18-10-5 Crop and Pasture
✓APF 21-0-0 Lawn, Plant, Fruit and Vegetable

●Garden & General Purpose
✓APF 13-13-13 All purpose, Lawns, Tree and Shrub
✓APF 10-20-10 Strictly Garden

●Lawn
✓Nitro-Phos 18-12-16 Fall Special Fertilizer

●Pasture and Lawn
✓APF 18-10-5 Sandy Soil, Pasture
✓APF 21-7-14, Slow Release Lawn
✓APF 15-5-10 w/2% Iron, going forward

●Organic
✓Medina Growin’ Green
✓HastaGro Lawn
✓HastaGro Plant

★The ANDIS ZR II Trimmer
And we have a special item that we’d like to alert you to that will help to give you a competitive edge in Show grooming, it’s the Andis Pulse ZR II. The precision of this incredible trimmer has to be seen to be believed. You can trim close in around tender parts with great accuracy and low risk of causing any of those minor nicks and cuts that have to be nursed to try to get back into good shape before Show time.

The Andis Pulse ZR II has a five-speed, rotary motor that adjusts from 2500 to 4500 cutting strokes per minute, a quick release, detachable blade for multiple cut lengths, and a handsome hard case that can take plenty of punishment as it keeps your trimmer kit in like new condition from your place, to the truck, to the parking lot, and to the Show barn. Drop by and have a look, you’re dollar is well spent on this trimmer kit, and will get you a little closer a little quicker to that blue ribbon finish.

★There may still be a few folks that dont know we carry a complete line of replacement parts for the AllSeasons feeders we’re so proud to offer, plenty of batteries, solar panels, controls, varmint barriers, you name it. And of course, if you need a brand new feeder for any application on your lease, we’ve got you covered, along with all the stuff you tend to forget for general repairs and housekeeping. In short, we’re one stop for lease prep, maintenance and advice, we’re in this game too!

★So how’s your garden growing? Whether you started out early, or if you’re just getting going and want a nice cold crop or two, we continue to have good shipments of first quality Bonnie plants, suitable for cold weather gardening, as well as nearly anything to go with it from soil to fertilizer to mulch. Some of you may remember from last year that we had some wonderful starter onions in bundles at a good price that did great in the garden and wound up in all kinds of good recipes as the cold weather proper really set in. We’re happy to report that we have plenty of the same good seed onions again this year, ready for you to come by and pick out the couple you like best!

★Thanks for sticking with us for another great year, in spite of the times. Good days are ahead, and its folks like you that will make it happen. Lets’s enjoy the cool weather while it lasts, get our hot weather projects done now, and settle in for the weeks leading up to the best spring on God’s green earth, right here in Texas.