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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