On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.
- The Vance County Regional Farmers Market Spring Fling is this Saturday, May 9th, from 8am-1pm.
- The Vance-Warren Beekeepers Association will meet on Monday, May 11th at 7pm at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market
- Deer eating your garden? Use an electric fence.
- Use drip irrigation or a soaker hose for irrigation.
- Spray a very small area of weeds with weed killer to check if weeds are actively growing and will take up the chemical and die. Before spraying a large area of weeds.
- Purchase two sprayers label one for weed killers and label one for insecticides.
- If you have a bee swarm contact Cooperative Extension we have bee keepers that can retrieve the swarm.
- Check ponds for aquatic weeds, bring us a sample so you can have a positive ID before purchasing a chemical.
- Gardens need at least 1 inch of rain or irrigation per week.
- Continue your fruit spray program according to product directions.
- Clean out your rain gauges to accurately measure the amount of rain.
- Get your vegetable publications from Cooperative Extension.
- Check houseplants dust weekly with a soft cloth.
- Check storage areas for mice.
The Vance County Cooperative Extension Building 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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