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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 open Saturdays from 8am-1pm. Time to collect soil samples, avoid the rush. 2 week analyis time. Check fall vegetables for insects, aphids, loopers, cabbage worms, and harlequin bugs. Lawn renovation season is now! Plant tall fescue. Use...
Cooperative Extension with Michael Ellington: Bringing Houseplants Inside
You’ve enjoyed those container plants on your deck or porch all summer, and now it’s time to think about bringing them in as fall and cooler weather approaches. But N.C. Cooperative Extension Agent Michael Ellington has a short checklist before you hall in those hibiscus or bring in those Boston ferns for the winter. When...
Cooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland: Lawn Renovation
Wayne Rowland, on the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report: Lawn renovation can easily be accomplished by eliminating undesirable grass and weeds by using a herbicide like Roundup. After the weeds and grass die you can mow and remove the dead material from the lawn. Listen live at 100.1 FM / 1450 AM / or on...
Cooperative Extension with Jamon Glover: What’s Behind The Behavior
Jamon Glover, on the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report: We continue our new series called, “Nobody Taught Dad This”. Today we speak about how sometimes the behavior that drives you crazy, is actually trying to tell you something. Listen live at 100.1 FM / 1450 AM / or on the live stream at WIZS.com at 11:50...
Home and Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. The Vance County Regional Farmers Market is open Saturdays from 8am-1pm. We have some rain. Now is the time to collect your soil samples. It should take 2 weeks of analysis time. Check the germination rate on grass seed bags. Look for 90% germination...
Cooperative Extension with Tasha Kearney: Dinah Gore Cooking Competition
Tasha Kearney, on the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report: This segment talks about the Dinah Gore Cooking Competition and other Go For Health Programs with Vance County Cooperative Extension and how you can be involved. Listen live at 100.1 FM / 1450 AM / or on the live stream at WIZS.com at 11:50 a.m. Mon, Tues...
Cooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland: Composting
Wayne Rowland, on the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report: Composting can be easily done by using dead tree leaves and food scraps. These materials will compost down and will enrich your soil. Listen live at 100.1 FM / 1450 AM / or on the live stream at WIZS.com at 11:50 a.m. Mon, Tues & Thurs. Click...
Cooperative Extension with Jamon Glover: Love Isn’t Enough
Jamon Glover, on the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report: Today, we start a new series called, “Nobody Taught Dad This”. Today we speak about how love doesn’t always teach you how to parent. Listen live at 100.1 FM / 1450 AM / or on the live stream at WIZS.com at 11:50 a.m. Mon, Tues & Thurs...
Home and Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext. The Vance County Regional Farmers Market is open Saturdays from 8am-1pm. Take your soil samples now to avoid the rush. If you are planning to renovate your lawn you may have to irrigate your lawn before you spray your lawn to kill the weeds...
Cooperative Extension with Michael Ellington: Seed Patents
Michael Ellington, on the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report: This week’s segment shines some light on the mystery of seed patents and announces an upcoming seed saving workshop. Listen live at 100.1 FM / 1450 AM / or on the live stream at WIZS.com at 11:50 a.m. Mon, Tues & Thurs. Click Play! WIZS Radio ·...
