On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.
- Remember harvest intervals before spraying your vegetables Read Label it will have the harvest interval
- Follow research based practices for canning and freezing.
- Harvest early in the morning vegetables will taste fresher.
- Continue shaping up shrubbery as needed to keep them looking tidy.
- Take lower leaves off tomato plants below the first fruit set.
- Remove water sprouts and other errant growth from fruit trees.
- Summer is here keep hydrated while doing garden chores.
- Dispose of excess spray solution and empty pesticide containers properly.
- If you are going to be away from your garden for several days, have a friend harvest vegetables for you.
- Check shade trees for broken branches after summer storms. They could fall days or weeks later and cause damage or injury.