News From Lee County Center

Strawberries
Strawberry Time!!

Published - May 17, 2024

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Lions, Tigers and Bears? No - It’s Fleas, Ticks and Mosquitoes! Oh My!

Published - May 10, 2024

Cicada
2024 Is the Year of the Cicada

Published - May 10, 2024

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Sanford Farmers Market Is Open for Business

Published - May 10, 2024

Paeonia 'Cora Stubbs'- Photo by Amanda Wilkins
Plant Your Peonies in the Fall and Other Southern Peony Tips

Published - May 10, 2024

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Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Grant Information Session

Published - May 6, 2024

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Asparagus: It’s What’s in Season!

Published - April 30, 2024

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BOLO: Hawksbeard, Youngia Japonica, Is a Terribly Invasive Woodland Weed

Published - April 30, 2024

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Curse of the Mummy(berry) of Blueberry

Published - April 30, 2024

Gardenias - Photo by Amanda Wilkins
Gardenias in the South: General Care Guide for Your Home Garden

Published - April 16, 2024

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The Value of Farmers’ Markets in North Carolina: Highlights From the 2022 NC Farmers Market Census

Published - April 16, 2024

Pruning Camellias - Photo by Amanda Wilkins
Best Timing: Pruning Camellias After Flowering

Published - April 16, 2024

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Public Speaking: Start Early and Practice Often

Published - April 15, 2024

Register Now: 2024 Regional Small Farm Bootcamp Program
Register Now: 2024 Regional Small Farm Bootcamp Program

Published - April 10, 2024

Ag Week RUNDOWN poster — Lee County Ag Week April 20–27, 2024; "Register Now" and event schedule
Sign-Up for Ag Week Events!

Published - April 5, 2024

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Looking Locally at the Ag Census

Published - April 3, 2024

Fungus Gnats
Fungus Gnats in Houseplants

Published - March 28, 2024

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What Does It Mean to Live Well?

Published - March 28, 2024

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The Growing Tobacco Transplant

Published - March 19, 2024

Crapemyrtle flowers - Photo by Amanda Wilkins
BOLO: If You Have Crapemyrtle, You Could Have Crapemyrtle Bark Scale

Published - March 19, 2024

Grower-Buyer Event — April 3, 11:00 AM–1:00 PM, McSwain Center, 2420 Tramway Rd, Sanford NC
Grower-Buyer Event Coming April 3rd!

Published - March 13, 2024

Pink-purple saucer magnolia - photo by Amanda Wilkins
Floating Saucers- the Gift of Winter-Flowering Magnolias

Published - March 12, 2024

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Protect Our Children: Substance Abuse

Published - March 9, 2024

White Clover Lawn - Photo by Amanda Wilkins
Clover, Over and Over: Reality of Clover Lawns

Published - March 6, 2024

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Creating Connections Through Community-Supported Agriculture

Published - March 6, 2024

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SafePlates for Farmers' Markets Is Back

Published - February 28, 2024

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New Numbers for Agriculture: USDA Releases Latest Census

Published - February 28, 2024

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The “Gall” of It: Galls on Forsythia

Published - February 28, 2024

Interest meeting for Grower-Buyer Event, Wed Mar 6 5:30–6:30pm, McSwain Extension, Sanford NC
Interest Meeting for Grower - Buyer Event

Published - February 21, 2024

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How Do I Get a Pesticide License?

Published - February 20, 2024

From: Pesticide Safety
Daffodil Bouquets in the Spring
Daffodils: 13 Divisions of Horticultural Wonder

Published - February 19, 2024

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This Year’s Tobacco Crop Starts Now

Published - February 19, 2024

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Protect our Children: Online Safety

Published - February 13, 2024

Micro-greens
Small and Mighty Microgreens: Packed Nutrition in Every Bite

Published - February 7, 2024

Muscadine pruning - photo by Amanda Wilkins
Muscadines in the South

Published - February 7, 2024

Mass of azaleas - Photo by Amanda Wilkins
Azaleas Demystified: When Do You Prune Azaleas?

Published - February 7, 2024

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Pura Vida- What We Can Learn From Tropical Horticulture and Culture in Costa Rica

Published - January 29, 2024

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Backyard Poultry Winter Care

Published - January 17, 2024

Pieris ryukyuensis "Temple Bells" Close-up by Amanda Wilkins
Plant This, Not That: Top 10 Privet, Ligustrum Ssp., Alternatives

Published - January 16, 2024

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Protect Our Children: Safe Gun Storage

Published - January 16, 2024

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