Home and Garden Show
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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Home And Garden Show
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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Home and Garden Show
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
The Home and Garden Show for Wednesday, August 16, 2023.
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The Home and Garden Show airs each week on WIZS on Wednesday at 11:30 a.m.
The Local Skinny! Home & Garden Show
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
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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Home And Garden Show
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
Home And Garden Show 02-23-22
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.
- Check your garden equipment. Ex wheelbarrows, Tillers, lawnmowers
- Mark the frost free date on your calendar.
- Growing seedlings indoors make sure they are getting enough light.
- Apply crabgrass preventer.
- On warm days 70F or warmer provide ventilation in greenhouses and cold frames if growing plants in them.
- if you plan to install a warm season lawn, start work now.
- We have excellent gardening publications at Cooperative Extension
- Plant pansies
- Always check moisture level of garden soil before tilling that soil
Home And Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.
THIS WEEK IN THE GARDEN
- When doing pruning always remember PPE is always needed.
- When purchasing vegetable transplants, look for stocky, deep green plants with healthy roots. If possible, select plants with no or few flowers.
- Garden Tiller hard to start roll it outside in sunshine may help it start
- Check your lawn for cool season weeds. They may be very tiny, but the warm spell over the next few days will present a good treatment window.
- On warm days 70F or warmer provide ventilation in greenhouses and cold frames if growing plants in them.
- Be sure to include some herb plants in your spring planting plans. Herbs like dill, basil, cilantro and others are easy to grow. The taste is unparalleled and they will also help out beneficial insects.
- We have excellent gardening publications at Cooperative Extension
- If you’re thinking about planting shrubs this spring, there’s no reason to wait. Planting them early gives more time for root growth before summer heat arrives.
- Always check moisture level of garden soil before tilling that soil
Home And Garden Show 02-09-22
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.
THIS WEEK IN THE GARDEN
- Avoid the rush get your lawn mowers serviced before the mowing season starts.
- Get ready to plant your vegetable garden! Many cool season crops can be planted in mid-February. Get beds ready, check your seed supplies, and begin looking for quality transplants at local nurseries.
- Clean reorganized your garden sheds.
- Pick up some fertilizer for your tall fescue lawn. Get a slow release turf fertilizer for application in mid-Feb.
- On warm days 70F or warmer provide ventilation in greenhouses and cold frames if growing plants in them.
- If you use a turf fertilizer that’s combined with a weed or insect killer, remember that you are handling a pesticide! Read the instructions carefully and follow all precautions.
- Clean seedling trays 1 part bleach 9 parts water before adding media and planting seeds in the trays.
- Don’t purchase fruit crops without doing variety research first.
- Make your seed orders ASAP some varieties of seed are selling out fast.
- Get ready to do a dormant spray on your fruit trees. Also check your stock of chemicals and spray equipment so you’ll be ready to make the necessary treatments that start soon after flowering.