Shawn Jadrnicek | Source | Extension Agent, Agriculture and Natural Resources at Virginia Tech
Shawn Jadrnicek
Shawn has nourished his interest in agriculture through his work as a farmer, nurseryman, extension agent, arborist, landscaper, manager of Clemson University’s Student Organic Farm and manager of Wild Hope Farm. From his earliest experiments with no-till farming in the Santa Cruz Mountains of California to his highly functional bio-integrated designs in the Southeast, Shawn has learned how to cultivate food in a variety of climates and landscapes more than 25 years of working with the land. A snapshot of his knowledge is available in his book The Bio-Integrated Farm.
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Virginia Tech
Extension Agent, Agriculture and Natural Resources
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The best times to water your vegetable garden, explained by an agriculture expert
Shawn Jadrnicek, a Virginia Cooperative Extension agent whose work has focused on farming in a variety of climates and landscapes, discusses the best times to water your fall garden, sharing methods that apply year-round.
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Fall gardening is a great time to think about irrigation and possibly upgrading your system. Fall transplants need to be planted when it’s still hot in August or earlier to allow them enough time to mature before days shorten and temperatures are cooler. Tender, cool season transplants need plenty of water to get them going and keep them happy.
