Fall Vegetable Garden
As the summer vegetable crops reach maturity, August and September are an ideal time to plant cool-season crops for …
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Indoor Plant Lighting
Plants provide many benefits to all of us—from appealing artistry to health, hopefully both. However, planning for enough light …
Crape Myrtle Bark Scale
Crape myrtles are ubiquitous in home and commercial landscapes in our area, but a new pest has the potential …
Milkweed Bug
The bond between monarch butterflies and milkweed plants is a good story. Monarchs cannot survive without milkweed. Monarch caterpillars …
Fall Armyworms Invade!
In late summer, almost every year, caterpillars invade turfgrass throughout the south as they move northward from their southern …
Sudden Tree Death
A rash of dying trees has been cropping up across the region and most of the calls are the …
Fall Garden
Heat lovers like tomatoes and eggplants are coming off the bushes in droves and it’s time to begin thinking …
Invasive Species
There are many benefits to planting natives in the garden. Native plant species co-evolved with native animal life, especially …
Hot Summer Days
Hot summer days and excessively dry conditions are two challenges for gardeners as well as for our plants. When …
Large Patch in Lawns
Our southern climate is a perfect catalyst and climate for pest pressure: diseases never truly disappear with our winter …
Japanese Beetles
Hordes of shiny metallic green destroyers emerge from the ground to feed on fresh, young foliage. They ravage the …
Mosquito Populations Likely to Increase
Written By Michael Waldvogel Edited by M. Daughtry Close to a year ago (June 13, 2018), I wrote “Raining in Mosquitoes” …
Common Tomato Diseases
Last month I mentioned that an important criterion when choosing tomato varieties is disease resistance. Plant breeders have developed …
Oh Deer!
White-tailed deer are a pest even in urban areas. Despite our best efforts, deer do damage to landscape plantings …
Summer Heat on Plants
Summer is quickly approaching and so is the North Carolina summer heat. Ensuring your plants are healthy and happy …
Home Irrigation
While walking with a blueberry grower a few weeks back, we stopped at a young blueberry shrub with dramatic …
Understanding Tomato Varieties
Tomatoes are easily the most popular crop grown in home vegetable gardens (though the part we eat is most …
Climbing Cucumbers
Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) has been grown and bred for centuries. It is mentioned in the Bible and in …
Strawberry Disorders
Sun shining, temperatures soaring which can only mean it’s mid-spring and strawberry season is in eastern North Carolina! It’s …
The Importance of Bats
Set aside the spooky Halloween tales. In reality, bats serve as important pollinators of many food plants and provide …
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