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May 2023 Pulaski County Home Horticulture Newsletter
There’s a ton of info in this month’s newsletter. Have fun!
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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May 6 — Master Gardener Native Plant Sale, 10am to 2pm, Pulaski County Extension Office
May 10 — Horticulture Webinar Wednesday, 12:30pm (more info below)
May 13 — Master Gardener Native Plant Sale, 10am to 2pm, Pulaski County Extension Office
May 15 — Lake Cumberland Beekeepers Association meeting, 7pm business meeting, 7:30pm program. Pulaski Co Extension Service office
May 17 — Horticulture Webinar Wednesday, 12:30pm (more info below)
May 24 — Horticulture Webinar Wednesday, 12:30pm (more info below)
May 24 — Orchids for Home, 4:30pm, Pulaski Co Extension Service office (more info in graphic above). You may order an orchid but it must be paid for by May 19.
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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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Asparagus Crooked?
Crooked spears are a diagnostic feature of asparagus beetle feeding. Be sure to get out there and scout for this pest.
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Master Gardener Updates
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Natives are Great!
The Lake Cumberland Master Gardeners are holding two native plant sales on MAY 6 and MAY 13. The sales will be held at the Pulaski County Extension Service office in the basement parking lot area.
No credit card sales. Check or cash only.
For a list of available plants, click here.
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More Master Gardener Updates
Welcome to the 2023 Lake Cumberland Master Gardener Birdhouse Building Contest!
The purpose of this contest is to highlight the need for nesting sites for birds and showcase your creative building skills.
Birdhouses will be built by registered participants, displayed at the Pulaski County Extension Service office from mid-July through mid-September and voted on by visitors. Rules and prize categories are TBA.
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 May 2023.
May 10 — Starting Native Perennial Seeds
May 17 — Companion Planting
May 24 — Planting for Monarchs
May 31 — No HWW
As always, check out the vast library of recorded webinars.
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Turf Care Tidbits
Besides mowing (mow high!), there are a number of weed issues to take care of at this time of the year. Both premergence and postemergence herbicides can be used while soil temperatures climb and the weather is mild.
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Early Season Apple Care
Fire blight, cedar apple rust, and apple scab can infect your apple trees this spring. UK has a number of scouting guides to help you identify and treat diseases and insects that affect your home-grown fruit. The images are very good and can help you with your disease and insect management.
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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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Gall-y, Maple Galls Are Weird
Various growths sometimes appear on maple leaves. And they have fascinating names like maple bladdergall (pictured) or maple spindle gall or eyespot midge gall.
If you click the picture, you’ll be taken to the BYGL. It’s a terrific resource for plants, plant pathogens, or plant pests.
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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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UK Forestry From the Woods Today
May 10: Wildfire Response, Tree of the Week, Bird I of the month
May 17: TBD
May 24: Pesky Plants
May 31: Wildlife
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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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