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

• After planting seed watch for crusting of soil after heavy rains soon after planting your seed this crusting of soil can hinder the emergence of your seed so lightly break up that crust so seeds cam emerge well.
• When spraying the vegetable garden for weeds, insects or disease, be sure to check the instructions for how long you need to wait until you can harvest.
• Maintain your fruit tree spray program according to label directions for good fruit this year.
• When purchasing products for weed, insect or disease control, consider buying a “ready to use” option. They require no mixing and usually have just enough product for the job.
• Protect yourself from the sun when doing garden chores Ex. Wide brimmed hat, sun mask,
• If you are shopping for a backpack spray, look for one with a hip strap. That distributes the weight better and makes it much more comfortable.
• Have two garden sprayers 1 Labeled weed control 2 Labeled Insecticides

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

• Select vegetable varieties that have disease resistance. Ex Celebrity, Early Girl Tomatoes
• Use heavy duty chemical resistant gloves any time you handle or apply pesticides.
• If you have weeds in your pond bring Cooperative Extension a sample we can identify the weeds and suggest how to control those pond weeds ex Duckweed, Water Meal.
• Find out the full grown size of any trees or shrubs you plant and make sure they have room to reach that size.
• Try electric fence if wildlife are eating your garden.
• Shrubs with significant dieback will rarely recover to an attractive form. Consider replacing them with a different species of plant.
• Vegetable gardens need at least 1 inch of rain or irrigation per week.
• Be cautious with herbicides that provide long term control, as they can damage trees and shrubs through root uptake.

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