North Carolina Cooperative Extension partners with communities to deliver education and technology that enrich the lives, land and economy of North Carolinians.
The North Carolina Cooperative Extension airs a live broadcast every Tuesday from 4:30pm until 5:00pm and covers a variety of topics.
Check out their website https://vance.ces.ncsu.edu/index.php?page=home
for more information.
Wayne Rowland, on the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report:
Woodscaping can increase your profits and lower taxes on your woodlands.
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Jamon Glover, on the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report:
We continue our Valentines Day Series called – Love Starts at Home. This time focusing on how to keep love alive with you partner, even when life gets chaotic.
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Homeowners are itching to get into their yards and gardens to clean up and clean out after the last couple of weekends’ snow and ice.
You may see broken or bent limbs, or other signs of damage. Or worse.
Vance County Cooperative Extension Horticulture Agent Michael Ellington cautions gardeners and others to pump the brakes a bit before going out with the pruners or ripping out plants that appear dead.
“Patience is one of the best tools you have,” Ellington said.
Remove limbs that are broken, but hold off on major pruning, he said. Often, the trees, shrubs and other plants in the landscape may just bounce back. They just need a little time to recover.
And if you think adding some fertilizer will help those plants recover more quickly, think again.
Fertilizer application in winter doesn’t really help, Ellington explained. Roots aren’t taking up nutrients in the winter, so not only are you wasting money, you may be contributing – in negative ways – to your yard or to nearby waterways.
“Doing nothing for a little while is often the best decision,” Ellington said.
One thing you can do is to look for possible damage to trees, including splits in trunks or cracks in limbs. Document the damage you see and then, over the next few weeks, see if the damage resolves itself.
It will help you when it’s time to prune or replace plantings.
Call the extension office at 252.438.8188 or stop by at 305 Young St. to learn more about upcoming workshops, including:
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Wayne Rowland, on the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report:
House plants can be grown easily in your home with the right care.
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Jamon Glover, on the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report:
We continue our Valentines Day Series called – Love Starts at Home. We talk about learning our child’s love language.
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Wayne Rowland, on the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report:
Landowners and farmers should have a written agreement when leasing land.
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Jamon Glover, on the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report:
We start our Valentines Day Series called – Love Starts at Home. We talk about how the kind of love that we model in our families, shapes how our children love for life.
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The Extension Master Gardeners know a lot about plants and gardening, and they love to share that knowledge to others in a variety of ways.
You can find them at the Info Desk at the local farmers markets, providing answers to questions about sickly specimens and much more.
This year’s president of the Vance/Warren Extension Master Gardeners is Tammy Hight, who sat down with Vance County horticulture and field crops agent Michael Ellington to talk about plans for the year.
Hight said she learned about an upcoming Master Gardeners class just as she was entering retirement. It was perfect timing, she recalls. As an enthusiastic gardener, “I get to play in my yard – with a purpose – and stay connected to the community,” she said.
She, along with her fellow officers, are excited for the year ahead, all energized and ready to try new ideas and step “outside the box” as they make discovering together.
The group takes to heart its mission “to educate and empower the community through research-based gardening knowledge, sustainable horticultural practices and volunteer service that enriches lives and strengthens local environments.”
The personalized advice they provide to everyday folks is invaluable. You’ll find them at the cooperative extension office, at community events and gardening at the local farmers markets.
The Memorial Garden at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market allows gardeners of all levels to learn firsthand about native plantings and garden design.
The Well Garden in Warren County is another “living classroom” that allows gardeners a real-life experience.
Hight said the master gardeners enjoy meeting folks “exactly where they are” in their gardening journey, from the person who’s been digging in the dirt for decades to the person who’s just bought their first houseplant.
“My hope is that the community will see the Extension Master Gardeners as trusted, non-commercial advisors,” Hight said, “people helping people, who value advice from neighbors who aren’t trying to sell anything.”
They do promote, however, activities that expand the ideas of home gardening, seed-saving and sustainable practices to help families grow reliable, affordable food.
Find out more about Extension Master Gardeners at https://vance.ces.ncsu.
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Wayne Rowland, on the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report:
Managing forest edges can benefit wildlife and will improve the population of wildlife on your property.
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Jamon Glover, on the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report:
We wrap up our series on role models and mentorship and we talk about the impact that you may have on other kids that are not your own.
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