Home And Garden Show

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On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.

  • Might get an early fall
  • Sept. 5 – Training for Category B for Private Pesticide
  • Vance & Warren Beekeepers will meet Monday September 9 @ 7pm at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market
  • The time for planting tall fescue is now!
  • Renovating or starting your new lawn
  • Pecan Trees Fertilization
  • Vance County Regional Farmers Market is closed on Wednesday for the season. Open this Saturday from 8am-1pm

The Vance County Regional Farmers Market is located at 210 Southpark Dr., Henderson, NC 27536

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Home And Garden Show

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On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.

  • Preparations for planting tall fescue
  • Carolina Lawns Publications
  • Buying your seeds for your fall garden
  • Central Piedmont Planting Guide Publication
  • Paying attention when selecting your turf fertilizers
  • Trying to purchase non root-bound transplants
  • How to be careful when using landscaping equipment
  • The time for fruit to become ripe
  • Turning your compost pile

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On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.

  • Weeding your garden
  • Fall garden planting
  • Update garden journal
  • Food Preservation Techniques
  • Lawn Renovation
  • Transplant sources
  • Lawn mower maintenance

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On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.

  • Vance County Regional Farmers Market
  • Regional Small Farms Bootcamp Workshop
  • Protection from Fire Ants
  • Protection from Crows
  • Lawnmower Safety

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On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.

  • Cleanup perennial flower beds. Cut back plants, pull weeds and refresh mulch
  • Finish up your pruning chores. Fruit trees,blueberries,grape vines, broadleaf evergreens and ornamental trees.
  • Increase pollination of your garden by purchasing Honey bees or contacting a beekeeper to place a hive on your property
  • Keep your garden notebook up to date
  • Check vegetable seedlings that you are growing indoors daily, light,soil moisture
  • Plan your spring garden on paper before planting your garden
  • Check all Garden equipment have it ready when needed
  • Avoid the temptation to plant tender flowers and vegetables. Trees and shrubs are fine to plant now April 20 avg frost free date
  • Refrain from tilling wet soil.
  • Conduct a germination test on old seed.

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The Home and Garden Show for Wednesday, August 23, 2023.

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The Home and Garden Show airs each week on WIZS on Wednesday at 11:30 a.m.

Home and Garden Show

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The Home and Garden Show for Wednesday, August 16, 2023.

Click play below for the audio, brought to you by Satterwhite Point Marina.

The Home and Garden Show airs each week on WIZS on Wednesday at 11:30 a.m.

The Local Skinny! Home & Garden Show

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On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.

THIS WEEK IN THE GARDEN

  • Fall garden planting time is now
  • Garden food safety tip 1: Wash your hands before harvesting your garden.
  • Control weeds before they seed out
  • Garden food safety tip 2: Keep pets and wildlife out of the garden.
  • With recent rains your garden soil maybe too wet to work
  • Garden food safety tip 3: If you use manure, apply it in the fall so it has time to break down.
  • Avoid the rush and start taking your soil samples now!
  • Garden food safety tip 4: Washing produce doesn’t eliminate contamination. Prevention is the key.
  • When going on vacation, have someone harvest your vegetables for you. Let them have the vegetables.

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Home And Garden Show 03-09-22

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On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.

  • Repot houseplants, dust them with soft moist cloth
  • When growing seeds indoors check the media before watering. If the media has moisture check the next day before watering.
  • Finish up your pruning chores, fruit trees, grape vines, broadleaf evergreens.
  • Bring indoors any plants that you placed outdoors ex houseplants Saturday projected low 21F
  • Write out a monthly plan in your garden notebook and keep your journal up to date
  • We have excellent gardening publications at Cooperative Extension
  • Get your lawn care equipment ready now.
  • Always check moisture level of garden soil before tilling that soil
  • Plant berries, or maybe next year.

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On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.

  • Clean and till up vegetable beds and add compost to the beds to increase organic matter.
  • Plant cool season crops.
  • When growing seeds indoors check the media before watering. If the media has moisture check the next day before watering.
  • Get ready to start seed for many warm season crops. I suggest sowing indoors about 4 to 6 weeks before you plan to plant outdoors.
  • On warm days 70F or warmer provide ventilation in greenhouses and cold frames if growing plants in them.
  • Add dill and fennel to your garden to support swallowtail butterflies.
  • We have excellent gardening publications at Cooperative Extension
  • Don’t spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars on a garden or landscape project without first spending $4 for a soil analysis.
  • Always check moisture level of garden soil before tilling that soil