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

• The Vance County Regional Farmers Market is now open on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8am to 1pm. Today they have tomatoes, snapbeans, beets, cabbages, yellow squash, zucchini squash, red irish potatoes, cantaloupes, watermelons, cucumbers, sweet potatoes, and peaches.
• The 2025 Landowners and Heirs Property Workshop will be on July 24th, 2025 from 8am to 4:30pm at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market.
• Check for flooded rows after storms have passed open ends of rows to let excess water out.
• Check soil for moisture before watering plants.
• Cooperative Extension has excellent publications on canning and freezing your garden harvest.
• Do not prune back azaleas now or you will lose next year’s blooms.
• If you have harvested your irish potatoes, plant some other vegetable in that location.
• Do garden chores early morning or late evening.
• Let your children and grandchildren help in the garden and teach them now, they are our future gardeners.
• Service your lawn mower according to the owners manual.
• Check the harvest interval before spraying any fruits or vegetables that you are planning to harvest soon.
• 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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On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.

• The Vance County Regional Farmers Market is now open on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8am to 1pm. Today they have tomatoes, snapbeans, beets, cabbages, yellow squash, zucchini squash, red irish potatoes, cantaloupes, watermelons, cucumbers, sweet potatoes, and peaches.
• The Evolution of Extension Event is this Thursday, on June 26th from 12pm-4pm at the Vance County Cooperative Extension’s Office.
• Keep hydrated with water during these hot days.
• Check soil for moisture before watering plants.
• When you go on vacation, have someone harvest your vegetables while you are away.
• Check squash for squash bugs and look for egg casings.
• Water your tomatoes at the bottom of the plant not overhead to prevent leaf diseases.
• Do garden chores early morning or late evening.
• If you have extra vegetables, share them with someone who can’t raise a garden.
• Service your lawn mower according to the owners manual.
• 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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