On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.
- Use vermicomposting (earthworms) to compost food scraps into compost for your garden
- Go ahead and start pruning grapevines whenever we get a few mild days. Don’t worry if they exude sap.
- Keep a good thermometer in your greenhouse and cold frame when growing plants
- Get ready to fertilize your tall fescue lawn. Pick up a slow release turf fertilizer for application in mid-Feb. It’s fine to use one combined with crabgrass preventer, but I recommending avoiding other combinations.
- Prepare your pruning equipment because pruning season is fast approaching.
- Take stock of stored gasoline. Any stored gas that has an ethanol component can cause starting and running problems for lawn and garden equipment.
- Check seedlings growing indoors, light and moisture are key.
- Get ready to do a dormant spray on your fruit trees. Also check your stock of chemicals and spray equipment so you’ll be ready to make the necessary treatments that start soon after flowering.
