On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.
- Now is the time to harvest your Irish potatoes.
- Don’t be too alarmed by leaf spots on ornamental trees and shrubs. Although they cna detract from the appearance of the plant and even cause some leaf drop, generally they will not kill the plant.
- Check your garden at least twice a week for insects and disease because warmer temps means disease and insects increase under these conditions
- If you work outdoors a lot, consider treating your boots and pant legs with tick repellant.
- Check your garden soil at 2 inches down if you feel moisture don’t water the garden. When you irrigate, water thoroughly once a week.
- Don’t rely solely on your rain gauge to decide on your irrigation schedule. The trend is to get intense rainfall in a short period of time, which means less infiltration into the soil.
- Blossom end rot is showing up in tomatoes, peppers, watermelons, this condition is a lack of calcium in the plant, water fluctuations is a major cause.
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