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

• There will be a Spring Vegetable Garden Event on April 7th from 6-7pm at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market.
• Purchase a good soil thermometer, to tell when your soil is warm enough to plant.
• Finish your pruning this week!
• Resist the temptation to sow tall fescue now. Annual ryegrass can be used as a temporary patch on bare areas.
• Cut back mondo grass and liriope.
• If you want to plant trees and shrubs this spring,earlier is better! Waiting for warmer weather may be easier on you, but it’s harder on the plants!
• Don’t try to grow grass in the shade. Trim or remove trees to increase light, or convert the shady area to other uses.
• If you have seedlings growing indoors, provide adequate lighting. Check soil each day and if it’s moist, don’t water your plants today.
• Read your owners manual for all landscape power tools.
• Check your lawn equipment and have your lawnmower serviced.
• Get your vegetable publications from Cooperative Extension.
• Check houseplants dust weekly with a soft cloth.
• Check storage areas for mice.

The Vance County Cooperative Extension Building is located at 305 Young St, Henderson, NC 27536

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

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

• The Beginner Bee School will be on Saturday, March 14th starting at 9am at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market.
• The Vance-Warren Beekeepers Association will meet on March 9th at 6:30pm at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market.
• Prune fruit trees and grape vines now. Cooperative Extension has pruning guides.
• Treat broadleaf weeds in your lawn if needed this week since we will have some warm days, always follow label directions.
• Remember to use the proper personal protective equipment when doing pruning chores. Ex: safety glasses, long sleeve shirt, and gloves.
• With projected warm temperatures, have a thermometer in your greenhouse and coldframe when outside temps reach 70 degrees, you need to provide ventilation in your greenhouse or cold frame if you have plants in them.
• If you want good pollination for vegetables, order a beehive now or contact a beekeeper to locate hives near your garden.
• Now is the time to look at large trees that may be damaged or show signs of disease. If you have trees like this you need to contact a certified arborist.
• If you have seedlings growing indoors, provide adequate lighting.
• Clean planting trays with 1 part bleach to 10 part water solution before adding planting mix to trays.
• Check your lawn equipment and have your lawnmower serviced.
• Get your vegetable publications from Cooperative Extension.
• Check houseplants dust weekly with a soft cloth.
• Check storage areas for mice.

The Vance County Cooperative Extension Building is located at 305 Young St, Henderson, NC 27536

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

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

• The Beginner Bee School will be on Saturday, February 28th starting at 9am at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market.
• There will be a Cut Flower Production on Monday, March 2nd at 6:30pm at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market.
• Fertilize your tall fescue lawns this week. Remember to use a slow release, turf grade fertilizer.
• Now is the second best time to reseed your tall fescue lawn, but you must be able to irrigate it, if not wait till September.
• Go to google earth to view your landscape to see any gaps in your landscape. You may want to add plants in those gaps.
• Have a thermometer in your greenhouse, when outside temps reach 70 degrees F you need to provide ventilation in your greenhouse or cold frame if you have plants in them,
• Clean out perennial beds. Cut back dead foliage, clean out weeds, and refresh mulch.
• Now is the time to look at large trees that may be damaged or show signs of disease. If you have trees like this you need to contact a certified arborist.
• Get your piedmont planting guide now.
• Check pruning equipment. Sharpen, repair, or even replace them. You can get pruning guides from Cooperative Extension.
• Check your lawn equipment and have your lawnmower serviced.
• Remember to use the proper personal protective equipment when doing winter chores.
• Check houseplants dust weekly with a soft cloth.
• Check storage areas for mice.

The Vance County Cooperative Extension Building is located at 305 Young St, Henderson, NC 27536

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

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

• The “Do You Want to be a Beekeeper” Workshop will be on Saturday, February 7th, starting at 9am at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market.
• The Beginner Bee School will be on Saturday, February 14th starting at 9am at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market.
• When planning your spring garden, draw it out on paper to get a visual where your vegetables are going to be planted.
• Keep your garden journal up to date, even log in when you do maintenance on equipment.
• Clean out your greenhouse.
• When ordering any seed or plants try to order varieties that have resistance to disease and insects.
• Plan to grow one vegetable this year that you haven’t grown. Ex: arugula
• Do a germination taste on any old seed. Take 10 seeds and wrap each seed in an individual paper towel. Lightly moisten each towel seed wrap, place in a warm area. Check in 10 days. If you have 5 seeds out of 10 that would be a 50% germination rate. If below 80% don’t plant that lot of seed. Purchase New seed.
• Get your piedmont planting guide now.
• Check pruning equipment. Sharpen, repair, or even replace them. You can get pruning guides from Cooperative Extension.
• Check your garden equipment according to the manufacturer. Ex: wheelbarrow tires.
• Remember to use the proper personal protective equipment when doing winter chores.
• Check houseplants dust weekly with a soft cloth.
• Check storage areas for mice.

The Vance County Cooperative Extension Building is located at 305 Young St, Henderson, NC 27536

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

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

• The “Do You Want to be a Beekeeper” Workshop will be on Saturday, January 31st, from 7pm-9pm at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market.
• The Beginner Bee School will be on Saturday, February 14th starting at 9am at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market.
• Take a soil sample now to improve your garden this year.
• Prepare for the upcoming inclement weather. Batteries, food that doesn’t need to be cooked, first aid kits, medications. Check on senior neighbors.
• Use cat litter or sand on walking areas or drive ways salt can damage lawns and landscape plants.
• When ordering any seed or plants make sure they are recommended for Zone 7.
• Order newly released seed varieties ASAP.
• Does your landscape look drab? Consider planting something to make your landscape more interesting next winter. Consider ornamental grasses, trees with attractive bark, shrubs with berries, and even trees and shrubs that bloom in winter.
• Get your piedmont planting guide now.
• Check pruning equipment. Sharpen, repair, or even replace them.
• Check your garden equipment according to the manufacturer. Ex: wheelbarrow tires.
• Remember to use the proper personal protective equipment when doing winter chores.
• Check houseplants dust weekly with a soft cloth.
• Check storage areas for mice.

The Vance County Cooperative Extension Building is located at 305 Young St, Henderson, NC 27536

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

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