News From Lee County Center

Drought Plants - Photo by Amanda Bratcher
Combating Drought in Your Garden

September 19, 2025

Assorted market vegetables including garlic, radishes, beets, cauliflower, and broccoli
Celebrating North Carolina’s Healthful Fall Bounty

September 19, 2025

Eragrostis spectabilis_Gail Griffin
Loving That Purple Love Grass

September 12, 2025

Butterfly on plant photo by Amanda Bratcher
Ecosystem Services - What Your Garden and Nature Does for You

September 10, 2025

Clematis terniflora flower_Photo by Amanda Bratcher (1)
Beware This Beauty: Sweet Autumn Clematis Can Smother Your Garden

August 28, 2025

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Raising Backyard Poultry

August 28, 2025

Fairy Ring - Photo by Amanda Bratcher
Mushrooms in Turf: Don’t Be Afraid of the Fairy Rings

August 28, 2025

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Lee County Youth Council: Empowering Our Future, One Project at a Time

August 28, 2025

Swallowtain on a sunflower_Amanda Bratcher (1)
Top Five Native Plants for Counting Pollinators for the Great Southeast Pollinator Census

August 19, 2025

Pycnanthemum muticum_Photo by Amanda Bratcher
Growing Mountainmint Will Show You What Insects You Have

August 11, 2025

Peppers
Savoring Sweet and Spicy Peppers This Summer

August 11, 2025

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Beating Boredom

August 4, 2025

Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Tracie Bowers counts insects on the giant beeblossom in the Pollinator Haven Garden during the 2024 GSEPC event. It is easy to participate in the Great Southeast Pollinator Census wherever you are. Grab your datasheet,
Calling All Lee County Citizens: Be a Pollinator Hero This August!

August 4, 2025

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Grass Carps Impact on Your Pond

July 25, 2025

tomato_Photo by Amanda Bratcher
Revitalize Your Garden: Replanting Vegetables for Extended Summer Harvests

July 25, 2025

Count pollinators on Fri Aug 22 and Sat Aug 23 — learn where: go.ncsu.edu/leecopollinatorcensus2025
Help Lee County Count Pollinators in the 2025 Great Southeast Pollinator Census!

July 22, 2025

corn smut_Photo by Amanda Bratcher
Embracing the "Mexican Truffle": A Guide to Corn Smut for Gardeners and Farmers

July 18, 2025

Satellite view of a hurricane eye with overlaid text "Life Before The Storm"
Life Before the Storm

July 17, 2025

Hibiscus moscheutos shrub_Photo by Amanda Bratcher
Hibiscus Moscheutos Is Tropical Fireworks for Your Garden

July 17, 2025

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Breaking the Scroll: Helping Our Kids Escape the Doom Loop

July 17, 2025

Tomatoes
Let's Talk NC Tomatoes

July 3, 2025

Fall Armyworm Identification_Ivan Cruz, Embrapa-CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Fall Armyworms Can March in After a Hurricane

July 3, 2025

Peaches, Photo by Amanda Bratcher
Summer Fruit Tree Care and Training

July 3, 2025

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Farm, Land & Legacy Planning

July 3, 2025

Get to Know the Insects! Free insect identification webinar — July 10, 2025, 1–3 P.M., Zoom
Insect Identification Webinar Is Set to Help You Count in the Great Southeast Pollinator Census

June 26, 2025

Great Southeast Pollinator Census webinar - Aug 14, 2025, 1-3 p.m.
Registration Is Open for the 2025 Knowledge Is Pollinator Power: A Census Pep Rally

June 26, 2025

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Becoming a Pesticide Applicator in NC

June 25, 2025

Three mason jars of vinaigrettes with overlaid text "Shake It Up Make Your Own Vinaigrette"
Shake It Up: How to Make Your Own Vinaigrette

June 25, 2025

Squash Leaf spots_Photo by Mary Holt
Melting in the Rain: Diseases Impacting Our Garden Squashes

June 19, 2025

Aphid mummies_Photo by Amanda Bratcher
Battling Aphids on Your Milkweed

June 13, 2025

ladies tresses orchid flowering in a lawn that has not been mowed
Orchids and Lightning Bugs- Report From a “No-Mow May” Lawn

June 11, 2025

Dr. Claire Cavell
International Pollinator Trip Has Local Roots

June 4, 2025

cherry tomato_Photo by Amanda Bratcher
Tomatoes: Give Me the Dukes (Mayo), Not the Diseases

May 30, 2025

seasonal turf maintenance_Photo by Amanda Bratcher
How’s It Going? Warm-Season Turf Check-In

May 30, 2025

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Field Crops Weather Update

May 30, 2025

Fresh produce and bowls of beans with text: "Celebrate Health By Eating the Med Way"
Celebrate Health by Eating the Med Way!

May 30, 2025

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Youth Engagement in Backyard Chicken Projects

May 7, 2025

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Understanding Squash Bugs and Assassin Bugs

May 7, 2025

Japanese Beetles (Popillia japonica)
Preparing for and Defending Against Japanese Beetles

May 7, 2025

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Growing Local Foods at Home

April 29, 2025

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