Promoting Pollinators and Native Plants
Pollinators are critical for fruitful gardens, productive farms, and healthy ecosystems, but pollinator populations are in decline in many …
How to Use a Plant Name to Search the EG Toolbox for the Plant Profile, Images, and Videos
plants.ces.ncsu.edu Type a plant name into the search box to bring up the plant profile. You may use botanical …
Getting Dirty in Your Garden - Extension Master Gardener Radio Show and Podcast - Interview of Byron Schermerhorn
Charles Murphy, Extension Master Gardener℠ volunteer from Durham County interviews Byron Schermerhorn, a wildlife habitat certified consultant. Listen to …
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 …
The Worst Thing You Could Do to Grapes in Unseasonable Warm Winter Weather . . .
According to former NC State Extension Specialist, Dr. Sara Spayd, Don’t be tempted to prune after a few beautiful, unseasonably-warm …
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 …