Things really start to heat up in the garden in June. Blooms are coming and going, warm season vegetable plants are really taking off and cool season vegetables are on the wane. The pests are moving in and bringing all their family and friends. The fungus is blowing in on every breeze. And the weeds!
To help you keep up with all that is going on, we’ve put together a list of gardening tasks to do now with links for more information on each topic. If you have questions or need more information, please contact the Transylvania County Cooperative Extension at (828) 884-3109 or email mmickew@ncsu.edu.
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