This Summer’s Dust Storms: What Do They Mean for You?
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The Dog-Day Cicadas of Summer Are Back, and With More Friends This Year
Written by Meredith Favre, NC State University Entomology Student, N.C. Cooperative Extension, Lee County Center – Summer Intern Summer is …
What’s That on My Kale? Whiteflies in Your Garden
This article was written by Meredith Farve, Summer Intern for North Carolina Cooperative Extension in Lee County. It is getting …
Spring Cleaning to Prevent Pests
Witten by Patty Alder, Training Coordinator for the NC State University Structural Pest Management Training Facility, edited by M. Daughtry Most …
Beneficial Insects
Spoiler Alert: Not Every Insect is the Enemy (Beneficial Insects Provide Benefits) Recently, some news media are reporting – with …
Row Covers for Garden Defense
As we are getting our gardens planted and the ecosystem responds to more hours of sunlight and warmer temperatures, …
Gardening Guidelines - May & June
General Yard and Garden Information and Tasks Central NC has passed its average last spring frost dates. A frost in …
Bunkin' With the Bees
Like many other folks working from home right now, trying to set up a workable “home office” with enough …
Insects Are Around - What's Bugging You?
Hey Cloverbuds, what different types of animals live around us? In addition to dogs, cats, birds, and squirrels, we share our …
Smart Gardening Means Safe Gardening
Our gardens can be our refuge. When we connect with the natural world through our gardens we benefit mentally …
Voles
Many a home gardener has stepped onto their back porch, fresh coffee in hand, taking in the sound of …
Produce and Food Safety – What to Know Today
COVID-19 is a respiratory disease. COVID-19 is transmitted through respiratory droplet dispersal when those carrying the virus cough or …
Spring in the Garden - a Bit Early
The sun is shining, the temperature is balmy and weather predications indicate they will be all week. Flowers are …
What's in Your Food Pantry?
If you’ve got some interest in growing your garden to stock your pantry there are some things you will …
Starting a Garden From Seeds
Growing your own garden from seed can be a great activity to do for yourself or with your family. …
Nourish Resilience
The outbreak of coronavirus is undoubtedly stressful for everyone in our community – from residents to businesses alike. Fear …
Get Into the Garden!
General Yard and Garden Tasks: Before the grass cutting season gets underway, clean up sticks and stones in the yard …
Not Just Dirt
Healthy soils are important for healthy crops. But why should we care? It’s in the numbers. A huge change …
Slugs Are Incredibly Interesting!
Maybe the first thing that tips you off are mysterious, ragged holes ripping across fresh fruit or tearing through …
February Gardening Guidelines
Watch and Wait activities: Give garden tools some TLC. https://extension.oregonstate.edu/sites/default/files/documents/12281/sharpeninggardentools.pdf https://pss.uvm.edu/ppp/articles/cleaning.html Study Table 1 in the publication “Central North Carolina Planting Calendar …
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