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Tips for Starting a Fruit Orchard

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Who doesn’t enjoy an apple or a peach pulled right from the tree?  Or gathering pecans for a perfect pie right from your own backyard? If you are considering starting an orchard of your very own then Wayne Rowland of the Vance Co. Extension Service has some advice for you.

The climate and soil in our area is good for planting an orchard according to Rowland. “Site selection is the most important decision,” Rowland said about starting your own orchard.

In order for your orchard to produce the highest quality and quantity of fruit it’s important that the fruit trees have full sunlight. Correct spacing and pruning of trees will be helpful in keeping that all important sunlight on the trees. “It’s important that the trees don’t shade each other,” Rowland said of proper spacing.

Temperature is another important consideration. Some trees are more tolerant of late season freezes than others. Peach trees, in particular, are not fond of late season frost or freezing temperatures whereas pecan trees are a bit more hearty when it comes to cold weather.

If you need more information about planting an orchard call Wayne Rowland at the Vance Co. Extension Service at 252-438-8188.  The Coop Extension Report can be heard as part of the Local Skinny on WIZS Monday, Tuesday and Thursday at 11:50am and the Home and Garden Show airs on Wednesday at 11:30am.

Listen live at 100.1 FM / 1450 AM / or on the live stream at WIZS.com at 11:50 a.m. Mon, Tues & Thurs.

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Cooperative Extension with Paul McKenzie: What Works in the Garden

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Listen live at 100.1 FM / 1450 AM / or on the live stream at WIZS.com at 11:50 a.m. Mon, Tues & Thurs.

 

Home And Garden Show

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

 

THIS WEEK IN THE GARDEN

 

  • Check garden tools if they need replacing add to your Christmas list

 

  • Take a critical look at your shrubbery to decide what to replace.

 

  • Water house plants with room temperature water cold tap water may put house plants in shock.

 

  • Re-pot any houseplants that have become rootbound. Most plants benefit from repotting every year or so.

 

  • Hairspray works well for keeping seed heads and dried flowers on wreaths and other decorations intact.

 

  • Wood ashes have a liming effect and can be spread lightly in the garden.

 

  • Dust houseplant leaves with a soft cloth

 

  • Be very careful when using a chainsaw.

 

  • Check water under your christmas tree each day

Cooperative Extension with Paul McKenzie: What Works in the Garden

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Listen live at 100.1 FM / 1450 AM / or on the live stream at WIZS.com at 11:50 a.m. Mon, Tues & Thurs.

 

Cooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland: Living Christmas Trees

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Cooperative Extension with Jamon Glover: A Proper Foundation

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Cooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland: Forest Incentives

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Home And Garden Show 12-1-21

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

  • Submitting Soil Samples
  • Purchase a NC Christmas Tree
  • Give your trees their annual exam.
  • Take cuttings from evergreens for festive holiday decorations
  • Prune if you have to, but consider waiting until late Feb.
  • Make your garden garden christmas wish list
  • Monitor lawns for cool season weeds
  • Shop local nurseries for Holiday Plants
  • Rejuvenate your raised beds by adding compost
  • Check water under your christmas tree each day

Now that Thanksgiving has past many people are now looking forward to Christmas. If you are thinking about purchasing a live tree this year then think about a tree grown here in North Carolina.  Wayne Rowland, of the Vance Co. Extension Service, strongly encourages the purchase of a tree grown in North Carolina. “Ask where the tree came from,” said Rowland on today’s Home and Garden Show. Rowland says there are numerous species such as Red Cedar, White Pine and Virginia Pine and they are all great trees to consider purchasing for Christmas decorating. By purchasing a tree grown in North Carolina not only are you going to purchase a great tree but you will also be supporting North Carolina Christmas Tree growers and North Carolina farmers.

 

Cooperative Extension with Paul McKenzie: What Works in the Garden

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Listen live at 100.1 FM / 1450 AM / or on the live stream at WIZS.com at 11:50 a.m. Mon, Tues & Thurs.