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June 2023 Pulaski County Home Horticulture Newsletter
Spring is over. It’s time to maintain plants and gardens.
And 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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Upcoming Events
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June 7 — Horticulture Webinar Wednesday, 12:30pm (more info below)
June 14 — Horticulture Webinar Wednesday, 12:30pm (more info below)
June 15 — Art in Gardening 4H Club, 5:30pm, Pulaski Co Extension office
June 19 — Lake Cumberland Beekeepers Association meeting, 7pm business meeting, 7:30pm program. Pulaski Co Extension Service office
June 20 — Culinary Herbs, 3:30pm, Shopville Branch Library
June 21 — Horticulture Webinar Wednesday, 12:30pm (more info below)
June 27 — Raised Bed Gardening Series: Crop Rotations & Companion Planting, 6pm, Pulaski Co Extension office
June 28 — Horticulture Webinar Wednesday, 12:30pm (more info below)
June 30 — Last day to register for Kristy’s Home Tweet Home 1st Annual Birdhouse Competition! (more info below)
July 8 — Kristy’s Home Tweet Home 1st Annual Birdhouse Competition, voting open to the public from 9am to noon. Cash prizes for adults and youth! See more below.
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THE Resource for Home Vegetable Gardens in Kentucky
It’s vegetable gardening season so keep up the good work. Click below to access UK’s great Extension publication ID-128, Home Vegetable Gardening in Kentucky
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Houseplant Pointers
Many of our houseplants enjoy a summer vacation outside the home. Consider moving some of them outside and you’ll find that many will grow vigorously and rapidly!
Investing in some heavier pots that won’t tip over during storms or winds is a good idea.
Be sure to acclimate them by moving them to a shadier location before moving them to more sunlight.
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Master Gardener Updates
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2023 Master Gardener Program
If you’d like to become an Extension Master Gardener, sign up today! The program will begin in September.
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More Master Gardener Updates
Welcome to Kristy’s Home Tweet Home First Annual Birdhouse Contest
Build a birdhouse and win cash prizes! Show off your creative side and build a whimsical birdhouse. We encourage the use of recycled and repurposed materials.
Cash Prizes & Gift Cards will be awarded for adults and youth
Start getting those creative ideas flowing now, and watch the LCMG Facebook page in the coming weeks for more details.
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Horticulture Webinar Wednesdays
HWW has more great webinars slated for June 2023.
June 7 — Blooming Wildflowers
June 14 — Japanese Beetles
June 21 —Talking Phalaenopsis
June 28 — Tropicals for Zone 6
As always, check out the vast library of recorded webinars.
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Turf Care Tidbits
Once we get into the hot days of June, July , and August, no need for pesticide applications unless you are spot spraying here and there.
Also, no mowing when we have hot, droughty conditions!!
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Fire Ants
Fire ant mounds are unusually large, are composed of fluffy soil, and rarely have a hole at the top.
They have been in counties just to the south and east of Pulaski (McCreary and Whitley).
If you see a suspected mound of fire ants, contact the Pulaski County Extension office at 606-679-6361.
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Fall Crops — Start Now!
We’ve just finished harvesting spring cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower and now it’s time to start them all over again.
Fall crops of these vegetables do much better than our spring crops. Plus they taste better due to a little nip in the air
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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 — One Hazard to Remember
Pine straw is a very combustible material. If smokers will be around the pine straw, be sure they don’t throw cigarette butts in the mulch. Provide a bucket of sand for them to deposit their cigarette butts into.
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June 7: Building Community Forestry Networks, What's Bugging My Tree?
June 14: Timber Treatments for Birds, Food Plot Program
June 21: Pollinator Month, Tree of the Week
June 28: Spotted Lanternfly, Tree of Heaven, Citizen Science Opportunity
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Recipe of the Month
Take a deep dive into all the UK Plate It Up Kentucky Proud recipes by clicking the button below.
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Newsletter Archive
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To access archived Extension newsletters, click here.
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