Adding Color With Hanging Baskets and Containers
It’s a great time to start some annuals in containers or hanging baskets. Many annuals add season-long color to …
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Vegetable Gardening Growing Options
April is a great month to begin planting vegetables in the garden. It’s always a good idea to look …
Lawns Deserve a Bit of Patience Before Watering
Spring is definitely here. The pollen count has been unusually high this year, as evidenced by my itchy eyes …
Winter Weed Lawn Control Follow-Up
See what Shawn Banks, N.C. Cooperative Extension, Carteret County Center, Extension Director and Horticulture Agent, has to say on …
Help Citizen Science Program Observe the Weather
Have you ever wondered how much rain fell during a recent thunderstorm? How about snowfall during a winter storm? …
Do You Have Ground Pearls?
What are Ground Pearls? They are a tiny insect, very much like a scale insect in that they have …
Household Hazardous Waste Spring Collection Event
Put Saturday, April 26, 2025, on your calendar! If you have old pesticides, paint, batteries, cooking oil, drain openers, …
Your Pruning Questions Answered
I’m still getting questions about to prune specific plants. A rule of thumb is that if it blooms on …
Cool Season Transplants and Seeds
Now is the time to plant many of our cool season vegetables. There are transplants in the garden centers …
Winter Weeds in Bloom
I’m starting to see some of the winter weeds blooming in lawns already this year. Not all of them …
What Needs Pruning When?
Spring is fast approaching and the weather outside is slowly warming up. This is the time of the year …
Warm Winter Days and Weed Growth
On warm winter days, when the temperatures are above 55 degrees, the weeds in the lawn will be growing …