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

• Check local nurseries and garden centers for gifts for Gardeners.
• Shop for garden tools with improved ergonomics. Thicker handles, extended handles, less force required, etc.
• Inventory your seed supply. Order newly released varieties now before they sell out
• Consider getting a copy of the NC Extension Gardener Handbook for a gardener on your gift giving list.
• Check moisture of holiday plants, especially Christmas trees
• Yes, you can scatter wood ashes in your garden, but use them judiciously. They have liming properties, and you don’t want to over do it.
• Review your garden journal about what was successful and even what didn’t do well so you can plan for next year.
• Visit Public Gardens through the winter. You may be surprised at what you find in bloom.
• Construct a cold frame to be able to grow your own seedlings for 2023
• Monitor indoor plants through the winter for insect pests such as aphids, white flies and mealybugs. These are easily treated with insecticidal soap.

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

• Check garden tools if they need replacing add them to your Christmas list
• Make a final check of gas-powered equipment to be certain gas tanks are empty.
• Inventory your seed supply. Order newly released varieties now before they sell out
• Move trees and shrubs if needed.
• Check moisture of holiday plants, especially Christmas trees
• Clean up brushy areas of your landscape. Ticks and chiggers are inactive, but be mindful of poison ivy vines.
• Review your garden journal about what was successful and even what didn’t do well so you can plan for next year.
• Continue planting trees and shrubs.
• Clean your greenhouse, high tunnel, or cold frame.

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