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By KENNER P. LOVE
Extension Agent, ANR
• Stop vine crops from taking over your garden and lawn by pinching off the fuzzy growing tips. This also directs the plant’s energy into ripening fruit rather than producing more vine.
• Watering properly is the key to conserving water in the heat of summer. One inch per week applied at one time will wet the soil 6 to 8 inches deep and insure good yield from your mature crops. Two inches of organic mulch will cool the soil and reduce surface evaporation of water.
• A cover crop decreases erosion of the soil during the winter, adds organic material when it is incorporated in the spring, improves soil tilth and porosity, and adds valuable nutrients.
Winter cover crops can be planted as early as August 1, but should not be planted any later than November 1. Good choices for winter cover crops that enrich your garden soil are annual rye, red clover, and hairy vetch.
• The last fall garden vegetables should be planted in August in most sections of Virginia. For hardy crops like cabbage, cauliflower, and collards, count back from your average first frost date the number of days the particular variety requires to mature and plant at that time.
For half-hardy crops like beets and carrots, allow an additional week. For tender crops like beans and sweet com, allow an extra two weeks
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