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Muscadines

Want to grow grapes in the south? If so, you have two choices – plant muscadines or plant another …

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Planning Next Year’s Garden

The New Year is Here! Hopefully the seeds we’ve saved over from last year or ordered new from our …

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Hellebores or Lenten Rose

Capture the charm of winter this season with hellebores, also called Lenten Roses. This unique small evergreen groundcover adds …

Muscadine Grapevine Management Workshop

Dr. Mark Hoffman, NC State University Small Fruit Specialist, and Minda Daughtry, North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Lee County Center …

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Holiday Poinsettia

It’s that time of year already! From the stores in the shopping mall to the restaurant, the inescapable sounds …

Fresh Delicious Peaches

No doubt those of us who love peaches enjoyed nearby Montgomery County’s North Carolina Peach Festival. Every year on …

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Tick Season!

Ticks are pests that we will have to live with, especially in North Carolina. Ticks are most active in …

Wait to Fertilize Your Lawn?

Don’t let an unseasonably warm day fool you into fertilizing your lawn. The timing, nutrient ratio and amount of …

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North Carolina Sweet Potatoes

Do you know which vegetable is our official state vegetable? It’s the sweet potato. NC is the #1 producer …

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La Niña and North Carolina

The Commerce Department of the Federal Government provides weather data through NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and …

Beneficial Insects

Not all insects and other tiny residents in the garden and landscape are our foes. Some are friends that …

Pumpkin Pleasure

Whether you use them for carving or cooking, pumpkins are fall pleasers, and plentiful in NC. North Carolina pumpkin acreage has …

Pruning Crape Myrtles

Crape myrtles are a very common landscape tree in Lee County. And there is good reason too. The tree …

Asian Ladybugs: Friend or Foe?

Ladybugs are familiar insects in and around the home garden. Larva and adults consume hordes of aphids, scales, and …

Bulbs – When to Plant in Fall

Spring-flowering bulbs have been on garden center shelves for weeks but the real season for planting them begins in …

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