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

THIS WEEK IN THE GARDEN

• Tips for backyard egg production
• Tips for backyard meat bird production
• Tips for raising goats/sheep
• Tips for pasture management for goats/sheep
• Meat vs. milk
• Processing options

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

• Compost leaves please DO NOT BURN THEM!
• Continue planting trees and shrubs. Dig a planting hole that’s 2 or 3 times as wide as the rootball, and no deeper than the rootball.
• Have Frost Protection materials ready projected forecasts for lows will be in the 30’s
• Plant spring flowering bulbs such as daffodils and tulips. If the bed has not been fertilized recently, mix some into the planting site first.
• Harvest your sweet potatoes today if possible you do not want sweet potatoes that have been exposed to frost.
• Even perennial flowers can be planted now. The tops will die off over the winter, but the roots will continue to grow and the plant will come back strong next spring.
• Winterize any equipment that may have water in it.
• Many plants can be divided now, giving you a free way to expand your plantings or share with friends. Possibilities include daylily, hosta, iris, liriope, and many perennial flowers.
• Do not leave pet food outside it will attract wildlife. Skunks, raccoons, opossums.
• Monitor lawn for cool season weeds through the fall and winter. It’s best to treat them as they appear.

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