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. …
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, …
Superhero Southern Peas
Call it what you want- cowpea, field pea, or southern pea, these common names of Vigna unguiculata are all hard-working …
Preschool Gardening Activity Guide
Hot off the Press . . . Gardening Activity Guide by the NC State Natural Learning Initiative Designed for preschool teachers, parents, …
Soil Testing and Choices of Amendments
Soil testing is the foundation for growing your plants and lawns as stress-free as possible! Soil testing not only …
Frost and Freeze Protection for Vegetables
The clear skies and calm winds predicted for this weekend will likely lead to freeze or frost conditions in …