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

• With forecasted heavy rain open rows to prevent flooding in your garden
• Plant tall fescue now.
• Check for crusting of soil where recently planted seed in your fall garden
• Think about how you could compost your fall leaves.
• Prepare for inclement weather now. Emergency Kit, Have A Plan for Inclement weather!
• Get ready to plant trees and shrubs.
• Order bulbs that you will plant this fall.
• Consider adding plants to your landscape that will add beauty in the winter.
• Keep your Garden Journal up to date. Take pictures of what you grew this spring and what you have planted in the fall garden for future reference.
• Avoid pruning.
• Take stock of leftover garden seed.

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

• Check house plants if they have become root bound and replant them in larger containers.
• If you haven’t checked the oil on your mower lately, do it before the next use.
• Take out vegetables that have slowed production use the space for fall vegetables
• Pull, spray or trim microstegium before it sets seed.
• Prepare for your fall garden.
• Collect seed from coneflower, rudbeckia, marigold, zinnia, sunflowers and other flowers to reduce seed costs next year. Avoid collecting from hybrid varieties and store seed in a cool, dry location.

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