Invasive Species
There are many benefits to planting natives in the garden. Native plant species co-evolved with native animal life, especially …
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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 …
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 …
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