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The N.C. Cooperative Extension Service is offering a free seminar on Edible and Medicinal Plants in Your Backyard and …
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The N.C. Cooperative Extension Service is offering a free seminar on how to Control Kudzu. This event will be …
WNC AgOptions Grant
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First and Last Frost Dates- Interactive Map & Chart
Interactive Frost Map Chart of First and Last Frost Dates by County Managing frost in the garden Map and Chart Prepared by …
Seminar - Basics of Composting & Vermicomposting
The N.C. Cooperative Extension Service will be holding a free seminar on the Basics of Composting and Vermicomposting. This …
What's Flowering Now
In recent days, I’ve noticed along the roadsides, in ditches and in varying meadows many of our beloved late …
Ginseng Seminar
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To Date NO Asian Giant Hornets Have Been Found in North Carolina
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Organic Pest Management in Your Garden
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Sunflowers Bring Happiness
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DO NOT Plant Unsolicited Seeds Received in the Mail From China
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Dark Invaders
Most pests that commonly invade our garden are easily spotted and feed during the daytime. Colorado potato beetles and …
Average First & Last Frost Dates
Hot! Hot! Hot! Outside so it is a great time to be inside planning your fall garden. Chart of First …
It’s Time for Summer Pruning
Summertime has arrived, and hopefully you are finished planting in your garden. So what’s left to do now? As …
Pest Alert! Cucumber Beetles
Several calls about high numbers of cucumber beetles and feeding damage on cucurbits started coming in this week. The …
No Seeds, No Problem: Growing Vegetables From Scraps
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Eastern Tent Caterpillars
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