On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.
- Check garden for standing water after heavy rains open row ends to let the water drain out to prevent this excess water from damaging your garden plants
- Try growing veggies and herbs in containers. Quality medium, container with drainage holes, good sun, check moisture frequently.
- Check for squash bugs on squash plants
- Freezing is an easy way to preserve spring and summer fruits, including strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, cantaloupe and other melons.
- Follow mowing safety guidelines that are in your owner’s manual
- Searching for garden answers on the web? Add NCSU or “extension” after your search terms to find reliable information.
- Before watering plants check soil media first if it’s moist, wait and check the next day.
- There are hundreds of species of bees and wasps in North Carolina and most of them are non-aggressive and help with pollination.
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