How to Landscape to Attract Birds
With winter approaching, you may be thinking about buying or filling a birdfeeder. Adding a birdfeeder to the landscape …
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How to Control Aphids in Vegetable Crops
When planted in late summer, cool season crops like cabbage, collards, broccoli, kale, and turnips usually thrive with minimal …
Can Too Much Mulch Kill Plants?
Are you your landscapes worst enemy? Is your motto, “If a little is good, a lot is better”? If …
Fall Lawn Care Tips and Tasks
Lawns in southeastern North Carolina are suited to warm season turf grasses such as St. Augustine, zoysia, bermuda and …
Plant Flowers and Veggies for Winter Color
You will find more than just pansies awaiting your landscape at garden centers this autumn! As the exciting trend …
Congratulations 2020 Search for Excellence Recipients!
Search for Excellence recognizes outstanding Extension Master Gardener℠ volunteer (EMGV) group projects that result in significant learning. We received 15 …
What Is Eating My Tomato Plant?
Are leaves suddenly disappearing from your tomato plant? Take a closer look. Your plant is probably being attacked by …
The Tomato Challenge
If you have had little success with tomatoes, don’t take it personally. Tomatoes are tough to grow in the …
Master Gardener Volunteers Recognized for Community Work
Extension Master Gardener℠ volunteers from across North Carolina were honored yesterday for their efforts to address local issues through horticultural …
Order Anniversary Shirts by Oct. 6!
2019 is the 40 year anniversary of the Extension Master Gardener℠ program in North Carolina. To commemorate this milestone, …
Growing Kale From Seed
I may not be holding true to my southern roots to admit it, but I greatly prefer kale to …
Figs
If you have never tasted fresh figs, then you are missing out on one of the south’s greatest summer …