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By Greg Pittman, Agriculture & Natural Resources Agent and Jonathan Page, 4-H/ANR Educator Throughout the year we take several calls from gardeners and farmers who are baffled at the slow growth of their crops or how stunted the crop is. Soil testing is almost always the recommendation, it’s $8 per sample and helps to understand…
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You have spent countless hours tilling, planting, weeding, and more in your garden. Now it is time to harvest the fruit of your toil! The goal of harvesting is to minimize crop loss and maximize crop yield. Be sure to pick at peak maturity, properly handle them and also think about storing or canning them.…
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Heat is not the only thing the month of June brings us. For gardeners, this month delivers a bountiful harvest of produce such as blueberries, cucumbers and peppers. After eating “high on the hog,” it is important to get busy in the garden to take care of the chores the hot weather brings in. To…
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