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Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) has been grown and bred for centuries. It is mentioned in the Bible and in …
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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 …
Earth Day
April 22 was Earth Day, and was a great opportunity to remind us that plants are good for the …
Rose Rosette Disease
Rose rosette is a viral disease that has been increasingly common on many rose species and cultivars in North …
Seed Starting
March 21 is behind us. It’s officially spring! Some warmer days and still cold nights, so it still may not …
Reduced Fruit Yield
We’re in sight of full-blown spring, which means steady, warming temperatures, an explosion of plant growth, and dreams of …
Trouble Growing Tomatoes?
Trouble Growing Tomatoes When: Saturday, April 13, 2019 Time: 11 a.m. until noon Where: Broadway Hardware & Supply 305 N. Main Street Broadway, NC …
Geocaching Fun - Into the Woods
Geocaching Fun When: Saturday, April 6, 2019 Time: 1–3 p.m. Where: San Lee Park 572 Pumping Station Rd. Sanford, NC 27330 Would you like to discover and …
Gardening for the Birds
Continued expansion of housing developments is reducing and degrading habitats for native species, but your garden can provide valuable …
Tomatoes and Marigolds
Growing up we always planted marigolds in with our tomatoes. This practice was folklore wisdom that got handed down …
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I propagate several houseplants. Some are heirlooms that have been in the family for many decades and I share …
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Warm weather brings more folks out into the garden than just us. As tender shoots begin to stretch up …
Mixed Signals
Lately, our weather has been keeping us on our toes and sending us mixed signals: a teasing glimpse of …
False Spring
False spring occurs during winter when the weather becomes unusually warm before getting very cold again. The air is …
Growing Fruit Can Be Fun
Growing fruit can be fun, supply your family with fresh, tasty, and nutritious food and you don’t need an …
Blueberry Production and Pruning Workshop
Dr. Bill Cline, NC State University Blueberry and Grape Specialist and Minda Daughtry, North Carolina Cooperative Extension of Lee …
Blueberries in the Home Garden
Blueberries are among the major fruit crops of North Carolina, which produces nearly 40 million pounds of blueberries worth …
Purposeful Pruning
I think we’ve all been there before–loppers in hand, a shrub in front of us, questioning when and how …
Muscadines
Want to grow grapes in the south? If so, you have two choices – plant muscadines or plant another …
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