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

• Japanese beetles are here. Try shaking beetles off plants in the morning to limit their damage on plants.
• Be on the lookout for crabgrass in flower and shrub beds. Selective grass herbicide.
• Take bottom leaves off tomatoes below where actual tomatoes have formed to prevent leaf diseases
• Be cautious about using hay as a garden mulch. Herbicides used on pastures can persist in the hay and damage your vegetables.
• Vegetables may need top dressing if plants are a pale green and you haven’t top dressed them in the last three weeks
• Dieback in trees could indicate a severe problem. Contact your Extension office, the Forest Service or a certified arborist for assistance.
• When harvesting vegetables put them in the shade as soon as possible. Harvest early in the morning.
• Avoid using garden soil for container plantings. It’s heavy, doesn’t drain well, and may have weed seeds or fungal spores.

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