Cooperative Extension with Jamon Glover: Basic Life Skills
Vance County Cooperative Extension Report from Jamon Glover
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Home and Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.
- The Vance County Regional Farmers Market is now open on Saturdays from 8am to 1pm.
- Monitor rows in garden open ends of rows that have water pooled up in them.
- Check tomatoes for leaf spot diseases. You can prune all leaves below the first fruit set.
- Monitor tall fescue for brown patch disease, especially if you fertilized later than March 15th.
- Treat fire ants now. Use fire ant bait.
- Keep lawn mower blades sharp.
- If you have young children or grandchildren, teach them how to work in the garden. They are our future gardeners.
- Consider drip irrigation in your garden.
- Use row covers to protect your garden from wildlife.
- Continue your fruit tree spray program according to the label directions of the product that you are using.
- Keep your garden journal up to date.
- Check houseplants dust weekly with a soft cloth.
- Check storage areas for mice.
The Vance County Cooperative Extension 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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Cooperative Extension with Michael Ellington: Memorial Garden at VCRFM
On the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report from Michael Ellington:
Today’s segment highlights the Memorial Garden at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market and offers a reminder of an upcoming market advisory board meeting and pesticide training.
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Cooperative Extension with Jamon Glover: Accountability Without Shame
Vance County Cooperative Extension with Jamon Glover
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Home and Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.
- The Vance County Regional Farmers Market is now open on Saturdays from 8am to 1pm.
- Cooperative Extension has publications on most vegetables and fruits that can be grown in the central piedmont of North Carolina call 252-438-8188 or come by the Cooperative Extension Offices during 8:30am til 5pm M-F.
- Harvest herbs frequently. Young foliage is more tender and flavorful Clipping promotes new growth.
- Sharpen Garden hand tools with a file, makes chopping weeds much easier.
- Treat fire ants now. Use fire ant bait.
- Try electric fencing to keep wildlife out of your garden.
- Identify your insects on plants before buying a control chemical.
- Consider drip irrigation in your garden.
- Use row covers to protect your garden from wildlife.
- Continue your fruit tree spray program according to the label directions of the product that you are using.
- Monitor strawberries closely. They ripen quicker than you know.
- Check houseplants dust weekly with a soft cloth.
- Check storage areas for mice.
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The Vance County Cooperative Extension 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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Cooperative Extension with Michael Ellington: Benefits of Community Gardens
The community garden at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market has its official grand opening this Saturday, and Horticulture and Field Crops agent Michael Ellington invites folks to come out to see the result of months of preparation and what has been achieved.
Cooperative Extension staff will be on hand from 12 noon to 2 p.m. to answer questions and to share information about the newest addition to the farmers market campus.
It’s a place where gardeners of all skill levels are welcome to learn and share their own knowledge about growing fruits and vegetables.
Garden beds are available to rent for the growing season – each 4 foot by 8 foot bed is $40 for the whole season.
Community gardens provide lots of benefits, Ellington said. Fresh, healthy food is just the beginning.
Access to affordable, nutritious food can be limited, especially in underserved neighborhoods and communities, he said. Garden plots like the ones at the farmers market offer local hands-on solutions that can reduce food inequality and increase availability.
And it just makes sense that folks who grow their own fruits and vegetables are likely to eat more of each. Community gardens give people power over what they eat, he said.
Community gardens can bring diverse groups together, and soon, new friends are swapping recipes and stories while they pull weeds and keep their plots watered.
These places “reveal that social fabric that holds communities together,” Ellington said.
It’s also a place where children can learn first-hand about where their food comes from – literally – not from a video screen or a textbook.
“They learn by planting seeds, watching them sprout and harvesting what they’ve nurtured,” Ellington said.
Planting a garden can reduce grocery bills and can reduce the amount of food waste that ends up in the landfill.
Community gardens also send a clear message to prospective businesses that residents care about where they live.
If you’d like more information about the community garden, visit the cooperative extension website at https://vance.ces.ncsu.edu, call 252.438.8188 or email Ellington at maellington@ncsu.edu.
There are many ways to help, from volunteering to sponsoring to making a direct donation.
And if you don’t have a green thumb, don’t fret. Just spread the word about the community garden to friends and neighbors.
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Cooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland: Vermicomposting
On the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report from Wayne Rowland:
Vermicomposting can improve your garden by using vermicompost to improve your garden soil.
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Cooperative Extension with Jamon Glover: The Decision-Making Muscle
Vance County Cooperative Extension with Jamon Glover
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Cooperative Extension with Michael Ellington: Impact of Kudzu
On the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report from Michael Ellington:
We speak about the history and impact of Kudzu. We also discuss our efforts to educate residents on how to control it by hosting research trials at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market community garden.
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Cooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland: Organic Garden
On the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report from Wayne Rowland:
Organic gardens can be accomplished by using only organic soil principles.
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