On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.

• Check your garden storage areas and greenhouse for mice.
• If applying mulch, be sure not to overdo it.
• Check stored dormant bulbs, fruits and vegetables for decay.
• If you have large trees that may need pruning, start contacting tree care companies.
• Inventory your seed for next year before ordering more seed of the same variety.
• NC Extension Gardener Handbook is a great last minute gift.
• Check garden equipment that needs replacing so you can put the needed items on your gift wish list.
• Think about how you could improve your landscape to support birds over the winter. Think about cover from evergreen shrubs, brush piles, berries and seed heads.

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On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.

• Remove dead plant debris from the landscape and garden. This will help prevent diseases from overwintering and being a problem next year.
• Except for perennial flowers, which can support beneficial insects.
• Check Christmas tree water reservoirs daily
• Visit public gardens over the winter.
• Keep poinsettia looking good during the holidays and place them in bright light but not direct sunlight. Avoid cold drafts,heat vents. Don’t over water.
• Continue planting trees and shrubs.
• Soil samples are now In peak season they are $4 per sample.
• Continue planting pansies.
• Start ordering your seed catalogs or go online to seed company websites.

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