Come on out this Saturday, 5/18, 9 am to the First Presbyterian Church for a symposium by the Extension Master Gardeners! Learn from experts about soil preparation, raising daylilies, and vegetable production. Lots of time to get your questions answered. Doorprizes and refreshments! Cost is only $7 at the door. The church fellowship hall is located at the corner of Young St. and Chestnut St. in downtown Henderson. If you need to reach us on Saturday morning, call 252-213-6095.
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Continue planting vegetables, herbs and flowers. |
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If you plant trees and shrubs, be prepared to water through the summer. |
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If you need help identifying a weed, disease or insect problem, bring a sample to the office or e-mail us a digital picture. |
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For each flowerbed, plan to spend 5 minutes each week on hand weeding. |
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Spring and summer is the season for fertilizing and sowing warm season turf, get a lawn maintenance calendar for specifics. |
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Begin scouting your yard weekly for standing water to help reduce mosquito populations. |
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Make a handy garden bucket tote to keep all of your small garden hand tools handy while working in the garden. |
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For cool season herbs such as dill, cilantro, fennel and parsley that will be on the way out soon, cut and freeze some to enjoy through the summer. |
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To better evaluate your garden successes,keep weather records along with garden records.Keep up with daily minimum and maximum temperature, precipitation, cloud cover, frost occurrences. |
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Do some research on native flowers that provide food for butterfly larvae and include them in your garden. |