HUGE SHOPPING CART AT WARREN FARMERS MARKET ON SATURDAY!
Thirteen feet tall! Powered by a Chevy 396 V-8! Big enough to hold all the delicious food products made in North Carolina! Come on out to the Warren County Farmers Market this Saturday, 8/23, to see this amazing vehicle, and also pick up some of the best produce in the area! Located in downtown Warrenton just off Main St., open from 8 am to noon
GARDEN TIPS BY WAYNE & PAUL FROM WIZS GARDEN SHOW
1. Check your lawn for white grubs, they easier to control in August and September.
2. Tall fescue sowing season starts in about two more weeks. Get ready!
3. Take soil samples now and avoid the rush and the peak season charge (free analysis for samples submitted before 11/30).
4. Collect seeds from zinnias, cosmos, marigolds, sweet williams and other flowers and save for next years planting.
5. Learn to recognize snake species so you will know which ones are harmless.
6. Maintain your fruit tree spray program, but verify “pre-harvest interval” on label and discontinue spraying at the indicated time. Get rid of fallen fruit under your trees.
7. Take stock of pesticides you have been using this season and be certain they are stored securely.
8. Update your notes of successes and failures in your garden notebook.
9. Research trees and shrubs to plant this fall, look for something unique.
MASTER GARDENERS AT VANCE FARMERS MARKET
This Saturday (8/23), the Extension Master Gardener Volunteers will be available to answer your plant questions at the Vance County Farmers Market. They will also have lots of free pamphlets and soil sample boxes.
LOCAL FOOD SURVEY
Warren County residents are asked to fill out this short survey about Locally Grown Foods (click here: http://go.ncsu.edu/warrenlocalfood)
WHAT WILL YOU FIND AT THE MARKET?
Fresh NC shrimp direct from the coast should be available at both the Warren and Vance markets! Here is a sample of what else you may find this week: Apples, Beets, Blueberries, Cantaloupe, Cucumbers, Corn, Eggplant, Okra, Onions, Peaches, Peas, Peppers (Bell & Hot), Potatoes, Squash, Tomatoes, Watermelon, Zucchini. Also look for Shrimp, Honey, Baked Goods, Flowers, Plants, Crafts and much more!