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March 2025 Pulaski County Home Horticulture Newsletter
Winter is still here, but gardening has begun! 18 days til spring!
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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March 9 — Daylight Savings Time begins
March 11 — Liberty Seed and Plant Swap, 10am to 4pm, 678 S. Wallace Wilkinson Blvd, Liberty KY 42539 (more info below)
March 12 — 365 Days of Gardening: What, When, & Where to Plant, 5:30pm, Pulaski Co Extension office.
March 17 — St Patrick’s Day, get yourself a shamrock (it’s really an Oxalis) plant!
March 17 — Lake Cumberland Beekeepers Association, 6:30pm, Pulaski Co Extension office
March 18 — Zinnia Program, 3:30pm, Shopville Library
March 19 — Homesteading Series: Apple Grafting Workshop, 5pm, Pulaski Co Extension office, $10
March 21 — First Day of Spring!
March 25 — Zinnias! 5:30pm, Pulaski Co Extension office. $5 fee
April 13 — Earth Day Celebration, 1-4:30pm, Somerset Community College
April 26 — Native and Heirloom Plant Fest, sponsored by the Lake Cumberland Master Gardeners, 9am to 1pm, Pulaski Co Extension office
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Late March is our predicted move.
If you’ve signed up for a program, you will be notified if the location has changed.
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Elderberries are a great crop for small farms and homesteaders.
Click the image to learn more about upcoming trainings.
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Preemergence herbicides are best applied as granular formulations. Be sure to check for active ingredients such as dithiopyr or pendamethalin. To activate the herbicide, it must be watered in or receive at least a half-inch of rainfall.
Organic option for crabgrass control? YES! A dense turf that you mow high at 3.5 to 4 inches tall.
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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. They are currently taking more vendors so please direct anyone wanting to participate to call the Pulaski Co Extension office at 606-679-6361.
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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March Best Days
Killing signs rule on March 1-2, 9-11, and 28-29. DO NOT PLANT DURING KILLING SIGNS.
Best days for planting above ground crops are March 3-4, 7-8, and March 30-31.
Best days to plant below ground crops are March 17-18 and 26-27.
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Best days for specifically beans and peas are March 5 & 6.
Best days to plant flowers are March 12-16.
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| Prune summer-flowering shrubs mid-Feb through mid-March before growth begins. Examples include Hydrangea paniculata and arborescens cultivars, crape myrtles, and butterflybush. DO NOT PRUNE forsythia, viburnums, lilacs, or Hydrangea macrophylla. Call our office or email Beth if you’re unsure about a certain shrub. |
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| Transplants of cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower can be planted outside mid-March. Always consult the 10-day forecast to check for extreme cold. |
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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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| The first part of March is a great time to prune trees — but have a reason to prune. Once the leaves emerge, it’s harder to see branching structure. The dotted line to the right is the proper place to cut without injuring the branch bark ridge or the branch collar. |
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| Be prepared to frost protect any vulnerable seedlings outside. Have row covers or blankets at the ready! |
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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 peas, spinach, kale, and other greens in March outside. They can take the cool/cold temperatures of March and April. Remember to keep them watered! |
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| Cut some branches of pussy willow, quince, crabapple, forsythia, or flowering cherry to force bloom indoors. Place the cut stems in water. More info here. |
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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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Limited Pine Straw Available
Lake Cumberland Master Gardeners are now able to accept credit cards for pine straw.
There are limited bales available at this time. We don’t anticipate a new load arriving before mid- to late-March.
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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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