On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.
- Provide extra support for heavy fruited tomato plants
- Skip the Japanese Beetle traps.
- Check daily for insects and disease in the garden
- It’s OK to plant trees and shrubs through the summer, but be prepared to monitor soil moisture closely.
- Check that rain gauge after rains and record the date and amount in garden journal.
- Avoid putting disease infested plants or weeds that have flowered into the compost pile.
- Yellow jackets can be a problem now. Locate the nest from a safe distance and use wasp hornet spray after dark.
- Freeze that locally grown fruit to enjoy later this year. Melons and berries are easy to freeze.
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