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The Local Skinny! Home & Garden Show

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

THIS WEEK IN THE GARDEN

  • Fall garden planting time is now
  • Garden food safety tip 1: Wash your hands before harvesting your garden.
  • Control weeds before they seed out
  • Garden food safety tip 2: Keep pets and wildlife out of the garden.
  • With recent rains your garden soil maybe too wet to work
  • Garden food safety tip 3: If you use manure, apply it in the fall so it has time to break down.
  • Avoid the rush and start taking your soil samples now!
  • Garden food safety tip 4: Washing produce doesn’t eliminate contamination. Prevention is the key.
  • When going on vacation, have someone harvest your vegetables for you. Let them have the vegetables.

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Home And Garden Show

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  • Succession Planting keeps the Vegetables supply coming in Veggies to plant now lima beans, snap beans, cucumbers,summer squash.okra,field peas, sweet potatoes, tomatoes
  • Check squash for squash bugs. Rub off egg casings to limit these squash pest.
  • Keep hydrated while working in the garden. Use PPE for Sun Protection.
  • If planning to renovate your lawn  this fall you need a soil sample now to prepare your soil for grass renovation
  • Vegetables may need top dressing if plants are a pale green and you haven’t top dressed them in the last three weeks
  • If you have diseased plants take those plants out of the garden contact Cooperative Extension for ID and control measures.

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Home And Garden Show 03-09-22

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  • Repot houseplants, dust them with soft moist cloth
  • When growing seeds indoors check the media before watering. If the media has moisture check the next day before watering.
  • Finish up your pruning chores, fruit trees, grape vines, broadleaf evergreens.
  • Bring indoors any plants that you placed outdoors ex houseplants Saturday projected low 21F
  • Write out a monthly plan in your garden notebook and keep your journal up to date
  • We have excellent gardening publications at Cooperative Extension
  • Get your lawn care equipment ready now.
  • Always check moisture level of garden soil before tilling that soil
  • Plant berries, or maybe next year.

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Home And Garden Show

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

THIS WEEK IN THE GARDEN

  • When doing pruning always remember PPE is always needed.
  • When purchasing vegetable transplants, look for stocky, deep green plants with healthy roots. If possible, select plants with no or few flowers.
  • Garden Tiller hard to start roll it outside in sunshine may help it start
  • Check your lawn for cool season weeds. They may be very tiny, but the warm spell over the next few days will present a good treatment window.
  • On warm days 70F or warmer provide ventilation in greenhouses and cold frames if growing plants in them.
  • Be sure to include some herb plants in your spring planting plans. Herbs like dill, basil, cilantro and others are easy to grow. The taste is unparalleled and they will also help out beneficial insects.
  • We have excellent gardening publications at Cooperative Extension
  • If you’re thinking about planting shrubs this spring, there’s no reason to wait. Planting them early gives more time for root growth before summer heat arrives.
  • Always check moisture level of garden soil before tilling that soil

 

Home And Garden Show

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

  • Use vermicomposting (earthworms) to compost food scraps into compost for your garden
  • Go ahead and start pruning grapevines whenever we get a few mild days. Don’t worry if they exude sap.
  • Keep a good thermometer in your greenhouse and cold frame when growing plants
  • Get ready to fertilize your tall fescue lawn. Pick up a slow release turf fertilizer for application in mid-Feb. It’s fine to use one combined with crabgrass preventer, but I recommending avoiding other combinations.
  • Prepare your pruning equipment because pruning season is fast approaching.
  • Take stock of stored gasoline. Any stored gas that has an ethanol component can cause starting and running problems for lawn and garden equipment.
  • Check seedlings growing indoors, light and moisture are key.
  • Get ready to do a dormant spray on your fruit trees. Also check your stock of chemicals and spray equipment so you’ll be ready to make the necessary treatments that start soon after flowering.

 

Home And Garden Show 11-17-21

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  • Wykia Macon, 4-H
  • Plant spring flowering bulbs (quality, P, planting depth)
  • Plant trees and shrubs
  • Plant pansies (soil prep, plant selection)

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Home And Garden Show 11-10-21

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 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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Home And Garden Show 11-3-21

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  • 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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Cooperative Extension with Paul McKenzie: What Works in the Garden

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

Make a compost bin if you don’t have one.
As stem and foliage of perennial flowers and ornamental grasses begin to die off, consider leaving them standing through the winter.
Use PPE equipment when doing landscape chores. Eye protection, hearing protection.
If you’ve never tried battery powered lawn and garden equipment, take a fresh look at the offerings. Battery tech has improved significantly and the equipment is very quiet.
Harvest sweet potatoes before frost.
Be sure to remove gas from any equipment that will not be used over the winter.
If you have areas in your garden or lawn that don’t produce well take a soil sample you may have a pH problem or a nutrient deficiency.
Consider doing some basic maintenance to lawn and garden power equipment before storing for the winter so you’ll be ahead of the game next spring. Oil change, spark plugs, air filters, etc.
Have your frost protection materials organized and ready for when we have our first frost.
Planting time is now! Add new trees and shrubs to your landscape.

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Home And Garden Show 10-20-21

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

THIS WEEK IN THE GARDEN:

  • Prevent any weeds from going to seed in your garden
  • Build a small cold frame and enjoy fresh greens through the winter.
  • Please compost leaves this year. They are a valuable compostable source to increase organic matter for your garden soil.
  • If you have leftover garden seed, get it organized. Store in fridge for best results.
  • If your lawn seems to have been scratched up with large holes in it you may have a skunk eating white grubs in your lawn.  You can use motion sensor lights to scare the skunk away at night. Also use a grub control product to kill the white grubs in your lawn.
  • Plant bulbs for early spring blooms. Look for large bulbs that are free of decay. Do you need bone meal?
  • Soil samples are still free of charge to avoid the rush bring your samples to Cooperative extension today.
  • Take stock of your pest control products and be certain they are safely stored for the winter.

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