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Home And Garden Show

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

  • Clean and sanitize your seedling trays
  • Buy fertilizer for the mid February application to tall fescue
  • Clean and sharpen pruning equipment. Purchase new equipment if needed.
  • Begin scouting pastures for buttercups. Treatments need to be applied in late Feb.
  • Check spraying equipment. Have one designated sprayer for Roundup.
  • Begin pruning grapevines.
  • Use landscape cloth for weed control in raised beds.
  • Learn more about Spotted Lanternfly so you can keep an eye out for it this spring.
  • Add compost to your raised beds.

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

  • Plant microgreens to enjoy in salads,  Ex/ radish,broccoli, arugula.
  • Prepare beds for cool season crops that will be planted in February.
  • Organize your seed, tools, make a system that will enable you to locate what you need when you need it!
  • Be prepared to treat cool season broadleaf weeds in your lawn. Check to see if you have the right product on hand. In my opinion, liquid products are best.
  • Plan on growing one new vegetable that you haven’t grown in your garden. Ex arugula
  • Consider adding a small annual color bed to your landscape this spring. A small bed can have a big impact. A prominent location can really add to the curb appeal of your home.
  • Collect cardboard for weed control in the garden.
  • Cut last year’s foliage off of your Mondo Grass and liriope beds. Take care not to cut too close or you’ll damage the emerging growth
  • Add compost to your raised beds.
  • If you have any Home Improvement projects planned for the spring, be sure to protect tree roots when you do any grading, excavating, trenching, Etc.

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

  • If space for a garden is limited consider constructing garden beds.
  • Continue planting trees and shrubs. It’s better to plant them now than waiting until the temperature heats up in late spring.
  • Write down on paper what garden problems that you had last year call Cooperative extension. We might help you with some of those problems before you run into them in 2023.
  • Tree fruit such as apples, peaches and nectarines require extensive spray programs.Do your research now so you’ll know the schedule and have the right products and equipment on hand
  • January is inventory month for gardeners to check older seeds and do a germination test.
  • This is also a good time to organize your seed starting supplies.
  • Do maintenance on all garden equipment.

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

 

  • Start your garden journal for 2023
  • Study up on Grapevine pruning.
  • Sketch out on paper your garden plan for 2023
  • Check flower beds for cool season weeds and pull them now while they are small.
  • When ordering seeds don’t get caught up in all of the photos in seed catalogs. Order what you need.
  • Take stock of vegetable gardening supplies such as seed starting trays,tomato cages,Irrigation supplies, et cetera
  • If you think you have any shade trees that need pruning, begin making arrangements now.
  • Construct a small greenhouse to be able to grow plants next year.

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

• Along with New Year’s Resolutions set Gardening Goals for 2023

• Start making preps to plant cool season crops.

• Order vegetable seeds now and try varieties that have resistance to disease and grow well in zone 7B.

• Consider replacing some of your lawn and garden equipment with battery powered versions (e.g. trimmers, mowers, blowers, etc.). Quiet, easy to operate.

• Start planning your garden on paper. Draw your garden out. How many rows of each vegetable

• Begin scouting your lawn for cool season weeds.

• Have pictures of garden equipment with serial numbers for insurance purposes. Ex Fire or theft.

• Monitor your indoor plants for insect pests. Inspect closely, they can be easy to miss, but easily managed if found early.

• Construct a small greenhouse to be able to grow plants next year.

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

  • Check garden hand tools clean, sharpen, sand handles, apply linseed oil to protect from rust
  • Download a copy of the Central NC Vegetable Planting Calendar so you can stay on schedule through the upcoming growing season.
  • Order vegetable seed asap some varieties have already sold out.
  • Continue to monitor soil moisture of anything you planted this fall (turf, trees, shrubs, pansies, etc.)
  • Spread aged compost on your garden
  • Learn more about exotic invasive plants and insects such as spotted lanternfly and do your part to prevent their spread.
  • Have pictures of garden equipment with serial numbers for insurance purposes. Ex Fire or theft.
  • Plan a visit to the State Farmers Market in Raleigh.
  • Construct a small greenhouse to be able to grow plants next year.
  • Make your 2023 gardening resolutions.

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

  • Support local nurseries and garden centers when purchasing holiday decorations and gifts
  • Continue planting trees and shrubs.
  • If you have put up a natural christmas tree check water reservoir each day for water and keep it full with water that will keep your tree fresh and keep it from trying out and becoming a fire hazard
  • If you missed the late November tall fescue fertilizer application, go ahead and do it now.
  • Check greenhouses and High Tunnels for mice.
  • Cut the tops off of roses to reduce risk of snow and ice damage.
  • Review your garden journal about what was successful and even what didn’t do well so you can plan for next year.
  • Begin planning your vegetable garden for 2023. Take stock of leftover seed, research cultivars, and calculate how much seed you will need.

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

 

  • Check local nurseries and garden centers when purchasing holiday decorations and gifts
  • If you think any shade trees need work, make arrangements now. But DO NOT TOP.
  • If you have put up a natural christmas tree check water reservoir each day for water and keep it full with water that will keep your tree fresh and keep it from trying out and becoming a fire hazard
  • If you are installing a row of shrubs as a screen, consider using multiple species. This is less risky than putting all your eggs in one basket.
  • You can make holiday decorations from cuttings from your landscape plants. Ex hollies, magnolia, Pine cuttings, pine cones
  • Take an inventory of leftover seeds and make sure they are stored in a suitable location (cool and dry).
  • Soil Sample Peak season fee starts Dec 1 $4 per sample 7 week analysis time.
  • Christmas gift idea: PPE for your loved one! Chem resistant gloves, eye protection, hearing protection.
  • Make a compost bin if you don’t have one already
  • Add some berry producing native shrubs to your landscape to help birds through the winter.

 

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