Keep It Clean: Practices for Healthy Vegetable Gardens
Good Gardening Practices 1. Choose disease-resistant varieties of vegetables if possible. Do not purchase vegetable transplants with yellow or distorted …
Holiday Cacti - What's the Difference?
In terms of plants, the holidays often bring to mind images of Fraser fir and poinsettias. Many of us …
Look Who Came to Breakfast!
I woke up to find this guy in the front yard gorging on persimmons. It is an opossum (Didelphis …
Creating a Defensible Space to Protect Your Home From Wildfire
There are a number of steps that you can take to protect your home from Wildfire. Create a defensible …
A Real North Carolina Christmas Tree Makes Scents
By Paige Patterson, Extension Agent – N.C. Cooperative Extension, Watauga County Center For as long as I remember, the smell of …
Video Introduction to the Spotted Lanternfly
Whitney Swink introduces the spotted lanternfly in this 1-hour video. First found in eastern Pennsylvania in 2014, spotted lanternfly …
Be on the Lookout!
Be on High Alert for Spotted Lanternfly Alarmingly, the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services received notice from the …
Getting Dirty in Your Garden Extension Master Gardener Radio Show and Podcast-Interview of Cheryl Kearns-Magnolia Society International
Charles Murphy interviews Cheryl Kearns, Editor of both the newsletter and the Journal for the Magnolia Society International. Learn …
Spotted Lantern Fly a Threat to NC Landscapes
Spotted lanternfly is an invasive insect that was first detected in the United States in Pennsylvania in 2014. This …
Have You Seen Spotted Lanternfly?
N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services – Plant Industry Division has received numerous reports of potential Spotted Lanternfly …
Choosing Plants for Your Landscape? Plant These Instead
This special segment offered as part of the Plants, Pests and Pathogens webinar series highlights alternatives to invasive or problem-prone …
NCSU Grad Student Focuses on Pollinators
NC State Department of Horticultural Science graduate student Melissa Tinling worked with the the university’s Grounds Management department to create …