Ash & Rowan ACE Hardware

05/22/2026

Gone but not forgotten. Those are our Fallen Heroes. Please help us support our Gold Star families.

05/13/2026

Spring weather can be so dramatic! Protect your hanging baskets and any of those tall tomato plants you just got in the ground with plant supports.

05/11/2026

👀Helpful Finds just dropped! Unlock the unexpected products you won't believe are at Ace!

04/17/2026

I know it’s just paint, but this color brings peace and calm to any space.

04/15/2026

Ever wish someone would drop off what your lawn needs when you need to apply it? We do that with Ace YardRx subscriptions!😁

04/13/2026

We have a mower for kids of all sizes!

04/11/2026

Don’t miss the Speed and Custom show at the Fairgrounds this weekend!

04/10/2026

04/10/2026

We decided to take it up a notch this time. This flash deal is for the BIG BAG from April 10-12! 🐦

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04/10/2026

The sun is shining and we are anxious to get planting! Right? Well, we don't start bringing plants in quite yet as the average last frost in Spokane is April 29th and simply put, we do not have a place indoors to store those beautiful plants on cold nights. No fear, we have LOTS pre-ordered for you to shop starting the last weekend in April. In the meantime, check out this great post from Gardening Success Tips

Your weather app shows air temperature. Your seeds don't care about air temperature.

They care about what's happening four inches below the surface at nine in the morning. A warm afternoon means nothing if the soil is still cold where the seed sits.

One thermometer changes everything. Push it four inches deep, check at 9 AM, and the number tells you exactly what to plant today — not what the calendar says, not what the seed packet suggests, but what the soil is actually ready for.

🌱 The short version:

- Cool soil (low 40s) — peas, spinach, radish. These crops prefer cold. Planting them in warm soil actually hurts performance
- Warming soil (around 50) — lettuce, carrots, beets, potatoes. The salad-and-roots window
- Warm soil (low 60s) — transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplant. Below this, their roots can't absorb water efficiently even if the soil is moist
- Hot soil (upper 60s and above) — beans, cucumbers, squash, melons. Seeds that sit in cold soil for two weeks will germinate in days once the soil catches up

The thermometer costs less than one flat of transplants you'd lose to cold soil.

Plant to the thermometer, not the calendar 🌿