Specialty Crop Producers Apply for USDA Assistance
WASHINGTON, May 26, 2020-–Specialty crops producers can now apply for USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), which provides direct …
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Starting Vegetable or Flower Seeds Indoors
Starting vegetable or flower seeds indoors is a rewarding activity that can help to brighten up the gloom of …
The Sweet Smelling Chinese Fringetree
Picture this in your yard: A medium-sized (20-foot) tree covered in wispy white (or lavender) fragrant flowers in the …
Cleaning and Revitalizing Your Garden Tools
Your garden tools are probably in need of some attention after their last season of use so we’ll look …
Fresh Food Resources in Carteret County
Fresh produce can be hard to come by if you don’t know who to reach out to. Carteret along …
Hardening Off Plants & Planting Outdoors
Spring is here, the weather is getting consistently warmer every day, and our seedlings that were started several weeks …
Gardening for Pollinators
You can think of pollinators as matchmakers in the flowering plant world. They transfer pollen from flower to flower …
Native Azaleas
We’ve all been enjoying the gorgeous blooms and colors of the many different Oriental azaleas that have been making a …
April 1 Census Day - Be Counted!
By this date, every home will receive an invitation to participate in the 2020 Census. You can respond one …
N.C. Cooperative Extension, Carteret County Center Status
Our agents are still available and will continue to assist you to the best of their ability, however, to …
Placing a Bluebird Nest Box
It’s nearly Spring and the birds will soon be actively gathering material to build their nests. One of the …
Potting Up Seedlings
Remember the tomatoes that were planted last month using sterile media and cut paper tubes? Well, here they are …