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Green Thumb: A mid-winter vegetable garden reminder


Tom Glasgow
County Extension Director
In Eastern North Carolina, February is one of the busiest times of the year for the year-round vegetable garden.  During this time, fall-planted crops continue to be maintained and harvested; late winter/early spring crops need to be planted; and weed pressure is beginning to pick up speed once again.  Regarding the latter issue, you may need to do some additional hand pulling, replenish mulch, or plant a cool season cover crop such as annual rye.  But considering how wet it’s been over the past few weeks, a rototiller would be risky.  The tilling action and the weight of the equipment may leave you with a muddy compacted mess, and damage to soil structure is long-term.      ....

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