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Organic Pest Management in Your Garden
The Cooperative Extension Service will be holding an in-depth Organic Pest Management Seminar for gardeners who desire to learn …
Sunflowers Bring Happiness
No flower can lift someone’s spirits quite like sunflowers. Sunflowers are bright and cheery and known as the flower …
DO NOT Plant Unsolicited Seeds Received in the Mail From China
Many people have received unsolicited packages from China labeled as containing earrings, but actually containing seeds. DO NOT plant …
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. Check out …
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
This is a re-post from CALS News: No Seeds, No Problem: Growing Vegetables From Scraps May 28, 2020 | Staff Editor’s Note: This is a …
Eastern Tent Caterpillars
Eastern tent caterpillars are common native insects that create silk webs or ‘tents’ in the branch crotches of some …
Pollen Allergies and the Landscape
Did you know that allergies affect up to 30% adults and 40% of children? Every year, thousands of people …
Beginner Farmer Online Series
Extension Agents always have clients ask them, “I have some land that I want to do something with. Tell …
Starting and Managing Your Strawberry Patch
The N.C. Cooperative Extension Service will be holding a free seminar on how to establish and maintain your strawberry …
Starting and Managing Your Blueberry Plants
The N.C. Cooperative Extension Service will be holding a free seminar on how to establish and maintain your blueberry …
Gardening Basics 101
The N.C. Cooperative Extension Service will be holding a Gardening Basics 101 Seminar (free) on Tuesday, April 21, 2020, …
Managing Your Home Orchard
The N.C. Cooperative Extension Service will be holding a Fruit Tree Workshop (free) on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, from 5:30–7:30 …
Starting Your Strawberry Patch
In North Carolina, fresh market strawberry production ranks third in the nation behind California and Florida with approximately 1,000 …
March/April 2020 Home Gardening Newsletter
The Home Gardening Newsletter is a bi-monthly publication full of helpful information for lawn, landscape and garden enthusiasts. If …
Growing Blackberries and Raspberries the Basics
The term Brambles is commonly used to describe certain members of the rose family which includes plants in the …
Garden "Resolutions" for 2020
Now that we’ve entered the year of 2020, I wondered what types of resolutions are swirling around in the …
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