Insects & Diseases to Look for in Your Yard in February
February Start video Join Entomologist, Dr. Matt Bertone, and Plant Pathologist, Mike Munster to explore insects and plant diseases found in …
Create a Customized Planting List for Spring
VIDEO INTRODUCTION TO THE PLANT TOOLBOX SITE Learn to use all the tools embedded in the toolbox to help you …
Tips for October
This is the best time of the year to move plants. If you have to dig and transplant a …
Fall Vegetable Garden
In the piedmont and coastal plain, garlic, spinach and onions can be planted now, although harvest won’t …
Soil and Site Clean-Up
Compost your yard waste! As you cut back perennials in preparation for the winter, think …
Ergonomic Tools for Gardening
By Kim Outing Master Gardener℠ volunteer intern in Chatham County We all know that setting up your desk or workstation using ergonomic …
Accessible Gardening: Raised Beds, Containers, and Garden Tables
By Kim Outing Master Gardener℠ intern in Chatham County Raised beds, containers, and garden tables are accessible, flexible, and productive ways to …
Emerald Ash Borer
The emerald ash borer, a beautiful but extremely destructive, exotic insect pest, has now been detected in North Carolina. …
Plant Disease Factsheets
NCSU Vegetable Pathology Lab Disease Fact Sheets Disease management recommendations for organic growers and for home gardeners. They include a description …
Greatly Expanded Content and Images on Weeds of North Carolina!
Many thanks to project coordinator Kira Chaloupka, student photographer Calla Veazie, Extension Specialist Joe Neal, Extension Agents Ashley Troth, …
Extension Master Gardeners in Durham County Launch a Radio Show
The Extension Master Gardeners in Durham County have launched a radio show on WCOM 103.5 FM. The show can …
Superhero Southern Peas
Call it what you want- cowpea, field pea, or southern pea, these common names of Vigna unguiculata are all hard-working …