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April 2025 Pulaski County Home Horticulture Newsletter
Please remember to REGISTER for the programs you’d like to attend by scanning the QR codes or clicking on the graphic.
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***PULASKI CO EXTENSION SERVICE OFFICE WILL BE MOVING TO A NEW LOCATION DURING APRIL 2025***
April 9 — 365 Days of Gardening: Plant Selection, 5:30pm, Pulaski Co Extension office.
April 13 — Earth Day Celebration, 1-4:30pm, Somerset Community College
April 15 — Gladiolus Program, 3:30pm, Shopville Library
April 19 — KY Nut Growers Association Spring Meeting, 9:30am, Nelson Co Extension office, 317 3rd Street, Bardstown KY. Speakers, scion exchange, potluck lunch, then auction.
April 21 — Lake Cumberland Beekeepers Association, 6:30pm, Pulaski Co Extension office
April 22 — Earth Day! Come by the Extension office (the new building probably) and pick up a free hazelnut or buttonbush seedling!
April 24 — Glad for Gladiolus! 5:30pm, Pulaski Co Extension office. $15 fee
April 26 — Native and Heirloom Plant Fest, sponsored by the Lake Cumberland Master Gardeners, 9am to 1pm, Pulaski Co Extension office. A great line up of speakers, vendors, artisans, food trucks, and door prizes!!! Bring the kids!
May 7 — 365 Days of Gardening: Wait! It’s Too Early To Plant, 5:30pm, Pulaski Co Extension office
May 20 — Open House for the NEW Pulaski Co Extension office, 3-6pm, 90 UK Extension Blvd (on 914 bypass behind Farm Credit). We’ll have tours & snacks.
S A V E T H E D A T E S:
May 17 — Lake Cumberland Beekeepers Association Field Day
May 29 — Living with Alpha-gal Syndrome (webinar)
October 24-25 — Beginner Bee School (in-person)
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We haven’t moved yet, but will be soon!
If you’ve signed up for a program, you will be notified if the location has changed.
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Master Gardeners are currently planning for the move to the new Extension office and prioritizing our demonstration garden needs.
The Lake Cumberland Master Gardeners will be at the Earth Day Celebration at Somerset Community College on April 13. Come by their table and get some goodies!
They are also planning the 2nd Annual Native & Heirloom Fest on April 26. There’s a graphic about it above. We hope you can stop by for a little while.
The 365 Days of Gardening Raised Bed Series is here! This more comprehensive series is being offered in 2025 thanks to Master Gardener Deborah!
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April Best Days
Killing signs rule on April 6-7 and April 25-26. DO NOT PLANT DURING KILLING SIGNS.
Best days for planting above ground crops are April 2-4 and April 27-28.
Best days to plant below ground crops are April 13-24.
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Best days for specifically beans and peas are April 29 & 30.
Best days to plant flowers are April 8-12.
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| As your perennials start to emerge, give them a little love by applying a granular, low-nitrogen fertilizer around the plants. this will give them the jump-start they need. |
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| Transplants of cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower can be planted outside in early April. Seed potatoes and onion sets should be planted in April. |
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| DO NOT CUT BACK foliage of bulbs (daffodils, tulips, crocus, hyacinths, etc) until they naturally wither & die. Plant other plants to hide the dying foliage. |
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| Asparagus and rhubarb harvests will begin this month. Give asparagus 3 years before a full harvest. Rhubarb can be harvested in year 2. |
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| Spring-blooming shrubs should be pruned after they finish blooming. Some of these include forsythia, lilac, flowering quince, magnolias, and witch hazels. |
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| As soon as the weather breaks, get your houseplants outside as they probably need a nice soaking rain. Be sure to not put them in full sun on day 1, but over the course of a couple weeks, gradually move them from shade to full sun (if they’re a full-sun plant). |
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| Keep sowing seeds of radishes, peas, spinach, kale, lettuce, and other greens in April outside. They can take the cool/cold temperatures of April. Remember to keep them watered! These can be planted successively every week or two. |
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| The mowers will start up this month. Be sure to cut your tall fescue high (3.5 to 4”) — this will discourage crabgrass seedlings. And sharpen the blade!! |
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It’s Always a Good Time to Soil Test
Soil quality determines your success as a gardener. Pulaski County residents get 25 soil analyses for FREE. Soil probes are also available to loan out. Call our office for more details 606-679-6361
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Pine Straw Available
Lake Cumberland Master Gardeners have a new load of pine straw coming! It will be available by mid- to late-April at the new Pulaski Co Extension office at 90 UK Extension Blvd, Somerset KY 42503.
Call the office before coming specifically for pine straw as we don’t have a hard date for the new load’s arrival.
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Recipe of the Month
Maybe not the best recipe to feature (eggs being expensive right now), but all the more reason to buy eggs locally.
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Non-Discrimination Policy
The Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment is an Equal Opportunity Organization with respect to education and employment and authorization to provide research, education information and other services only to individuals and institutions that function without regard to economic or social status and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnic origin, national origin, creed, religion, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, genetic information, age, veteran status, physical or mental disability or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Reasonable accommodation of disability may be available with prior notice. Program information may be made available in languages other than English.
Inquiries regarding compliance with Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and other related matter should be directed to
Equal Opportunity Office, Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Kentucky, Room S-105, Agriculture Science Building, North Lexington, Kentucky 40546,
the UK Office of Institutional Equity and Equal Opportunity, 13 Main Building, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0032 or
US Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410
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