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Home And Garden Show

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

  • With forecasted heavy rain open rows to prevent flooding in your garden
  • Plant tall fescue now.
  • Check for crusting of soil where recently planted seed in your fall garden
  • Think about how you could compost your fall leaves.
  • Prepare for inclement weather now. Emergency Kit, Have A Plan for Inclement weather!
  • Get ready to plant trees and shrubs.
  • Order bulbs that you will plant this fall.
  • Consider adding plants to your landscape that will add beauty in the winter.
  • Keep your Garden Journal up to date. Take pictures of what you grew this spring and what you have planted in the fall garden for future reference.
  • Avoid pruning.
  • Take stock of leftover garden seed.

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

  • Check house plants if they have become root bound and replant them in larger containers.
  • If you haven’t checked the oil on your mower lately, do it before the next use.
  • Take out vegetables that have slowed production use the space for fall vegetables
  • Pull, spray or trim microstegium before it sets seed.
  • Prepare for your fall garden.
  • Collect seed from coneflower, rudbeckia, marigold, zinnia, sunflowers and other flowers to reduce seed costs next year. Avoid collecting from hybrid varieties and store seed in a cool, dry location.

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

  • Protect Lawn equipment by putting your contact information on the equipment, also photo equipment for insurance purposes.
  • Chop up fresh garden herbs, place in ice cube trays, then fill with water and freeze. Save the herb cubes to add to your soups and stews over the winter.
  • Start planning your fall landscape projects now
  • Check out the NC State Extension Plant Toolbox to research plants for those fall landscape projects.
  • Know what to plant and when in the garden with a copy of the Central piedmont planting guide
  • Make plans for tall fescue fertilization and/or seeding in early September.
  • Share excess vegetables with friends and neighbors who don’t have a garden.
  • Make sure leftover garden seed is stored in a cool, dry location, or even better in the refrigerator or freezer.

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

  • Make plans for your fall garden.Ex seed, transplants
  • Be cautious with extended control herbicides.
  • Remember Lawn Mower safety. Check for objects in the lawn. NO Extra Riders
  • Stay diligent with weed control in landscape plantings.
  • Know what to plant and when in the garden with a copy of the Central piedmont planting guide
  • Use directed sprays for weed control by using a cardboard shield.
  • Let children help in the garden. Teach them now and it will benefit them when they become adults
  • Be cautious spraying weeds in and near ponds.

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

  • Check Soil moisture before watering plants.
  • Wear proper PPE when doing Garden chores Stay Hydrated !!!!!!
  • Check daily for insects and disease in the garden
  • Start planning for Lawn renovation now! Ex. Soil test, grass seed,Carolina Lawns publication

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

  • Provide extra support for heavy fruited tomato plants
  • Skip the Japanese Beetle traps.
  • Check daily for insects and disease in the garden
  • It’s OK to plant trees and shrubs through the summer, but be prepared to monitor soil moisture closely.
  • Check that rain gauge after rains and record the date and amount in garden journal.
  • Avoid putting disease infested plants or weeds that have flowered into the compost pile.
  • Yellow jackets can be a problem now. Locate the nest from a safe distance and use wasp hornet spray after dark.
  • Freeze that locally grown fruit to enjoy later this year. Melons and berries are easy to freeze.

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

  • Keep your garden journal updated daily
  • Tomatoes and peppers may drop blossoms during hot weather, but fruit set should resume after temps fall again.
  • Pull out suckers on your tomatoes
  • Tall fescue can go dormant during summer months, needing little water.
  • Provide irrigation for your garden vegetables needs at least 1 inch of water per week.
  • Many vegetable crops can be planted in July to extend your harvest into late summer and fall.
  • Always read the label each time you use a pesticide
  • Check label for temperature guidance when using herbicides.
  • Start making plans for a fall garden. Ex seed, design of the fall garden
  • If planning a tall fescue lawn renovation, time to get busy.
  • When you hear thunder it is time to leave the garden.

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

  • Remember harvest intervals before spraying your vegetables Read Label it will have the harvest interval
  • Follow research based practices for canning and freezing.
  • Harvest early in the morning vegetables will taste fresher.
  • Continue shaping up shrubbery as needed to keep them looking tidy.
  • Take lower leaves off tomato plants below the first fruit set.
  • Remove water sprouts and other errant growth from fruit trees.
  • Summer is here keep hydrated while doing garden chores.
  • Dispose of excess spray solution and empty pesticide containers properly.
  • If you are going to be away from your garden for several days, have a friend harvest vegetables for you.
  • Check shade trees for broken branches after summer storms. They could fall days or weeks later and cause damage or injury.

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

  • If you are harvesting more vegetables than you can use share some vegetables with a friend.
  • PPE tip – wash your gloves before removing them.
  • When we have excessive rain from storms, open flooded rows to let that excess water out.
  • Watch out for wilts. What to do when wilt disease attacks vegetables
  • Take lower leaves off tomato plants below the first fruit set.
  • Stake or pinch tall blooming perennials.
  • Japanese beetles can damage a lot of plants shaking them off early in the morning will help lessen extent of damage
  • Check ponds for aquatic weeds. Call us for help with identification as well as management options.
  • Check for squash bugs on squash
  • Check shade trees for broken branches after summer storms. They could fall days or weeks later and cause damage or injury.
  • Check the product label every time you use a pesticide.
  • Check mower height on lawn mowers replace blades.

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

  • If going on vacation have someone harvest vegetables for you,
  • PPE tip when using gas powered equipment: Eye protection guards against possible injury. Hearing protection guards against almost certain injury.
  • Harvest vegetables in the morning and refrigerate as soon as possible.
  • Learn to recognize invasive plants such as paulownia, tree of heaven, Chinese privet and others. Eliminate them when you find them.
  • Make sure weeds are actively growing before using weed control post emergence herbicides.
  • There are hundreds of species of bees and wasps in NC and the vast majority are non-aggressive and beneficial.
  • Watering your garden thoroughly once a week is much better than watering just a little each day.
  • Leave snakes alone. The majority are harmless and beneficial. Learn to recognize copperheads and leave them alone. Trying to move or kill them will likely increase your risk of getting bitten.
  • Check garden each day for harvestable vegetables ex Squash
  • Avoid spray drift. Don’t spray in windy conditions and set the nozzle to spray larger droplets.
  • Check the product label every time you use a pesticide.

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