Starting a Garden From Seeds
Growing your own garden from seed can be a great activity to do for yourself or with your family. …
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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 …
Carolina Lawn Care
Turfgrass is nothing new; it’s been around for a very long time. Its original use and ability to support …
Lee County Center Covid-19 Information
Due to precautions related to Covid-19, we are operating with a limited staff in the office during regular business …
POSTPONED - Building Smart Soils Workshop
POSTPONED – Building Smart Soils Tuesday, April 7, 2020⋅5:30–7:30 p.m. McSwain Extension Education Center, 2420 Tramway Road, Sanford NC 27332 Healthy soil gives …
Native Plants, Natural Resources
A healthy and sustainable ecosystem means an empowered Earth resulting in hale and hearty people. Native plants have co-evolved …
Starting Seeds Indoors
From one gardener to another, I’m struggling with our unseasonably warm weather! These days of low to mid- 70s …
What Is a Master Gardener Volunteer?
Master Gardener℠ volunteers are educators sharing knowledge about urban horticulture and environmental stewardship. Working with their local N.C. Cooperative …
Gardening With Native Plants
Consider plants that are great for birds in your home gardens, backyards, and urban landscapes. When you choose to …
Internet Connectivity Survey for NC Farmers
The North Carolina Broadband Infrastructure Office, with the Friday Institute at NC State University, is conducting a five-minute survey to gather …
Glyphosate for English Ivy and Japanese Privet
We have had an extremely mild winter so far, with several days in January reaching into the mid-70s. These …
Growing Muscadines
Want to grow grapes in the south? If so, you have two choices – plant muscadines or plant another …
Christmas Tree Disposal
Christmas is over and the trees are coming down! Figuring out what to do with live Christmas trees after …
Chinaberry: Pretty to Look at but Keep Your Distance
At this time of the year, when the leaves and temperatures have fallen we yearn to bring nature’s beauty …
Mistletoe: A Favorite Christmas (Hemi-) Parasite
For some, the idea of a holiday parasite may conjure images of that in-law nobody likes, but for plant …
Poinsettias as Gifts
Although the Christmas merchandise seemed to pop out around Halloween this year, the colorful and natural living reminders of …
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