Jams and Jellies
Fall is a great time to enjoy fresh fruits. Right now, I’m enjoying figs and muscadine grapes. When I finally get my fill of fresh fruit, I like to preserve some of summer’s MORE »
Lawn & Garden
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Tip and Tasks
Vegetable Garden Plant cool season crops like radishes, spinach, and lettuce in September. Cool season herbs like dill, parsley and cilantro can be sown or transplanted. Plant garlic and onion until November. Choose MORE »
Nematodes in the Home Garden
Root knot nematodes have stunted the roots of this tomato plant. Nematodes are a common problem in sandy soils. Nematodes are microscopic worms that live in the soil. Many nematodes are beneficial, preying MORE »
Getting Dirty in Your Garden, Extension Master Gardener Radio Show and Podcast-Interview-East Chapel Hill HS Pollinator Garden popular
Three students at East Chapel Hill High School, Brooke, Julia and Danielle, and Environmental Science Teacher, Mr. Edward Kaybay, share their experience starting a pollinator garden at their school. Listen to the interview MORE » – from 
Extension Gardener
Pollinator Garden Tour Wednesday September 14 popular
Wednesday September 14 at 5:30 pm Chatham County Agriculture Agent Debbie Roos will be giving a tour of Chatham County Cooperative Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Demonstration Garden at Chatham Mills in Pittsboro. The garden was designed to MORE » – from Growing Small Farms
New Pest on Crape Myrtles
For several years, I’ve been hearing that crape myrtle bark scale was heading towards North Carolina. Well, now we know that it is here. This is bad news because crape myrtles are typically MORE »
Summer Snapshots from Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Garden popular
Photos by Debbie Roos, Chatham County Cooperative Extension In late 2008, I planted a demonstration pollinator garden at Chatham Mills to provide forage from early spring to late fall for pollinators such as honey MORE » – from Growing Small Farms
Extension Gardener Fall 2016 Newsletter Available now! popular
Click HERE for the latest Newsletter! Articles include: Spooktacular Plants Chalkbark maple Butterhead and leaf lettuces Soil testing for sustainable nutrient management and much MORE » – from Extension Gardener
Rain Barrels! popular
Rain barrels are now available. These roughly 50-gallon food-grade barrels come complete with screened inlet, brass faucet, and 1.5-inch overflow outlet. The cost is $50 for a “ready-made” unpainted barrel. Rain Barrel information MORE »
Getting Dirty in Your Garden Extension Master Gardener Radio Show and Podcast-Interview of Matt Luks-Jurutka popular
Be inspired to visit the the Japanese Garden in the Asiatic Arboretum of the the Sarah P. Duke Gardens. Charles Murphy interviews Matt Luks-Jurutka, Assistant Horticulturist at the Asiatic Arboretum. TRANSCRIPT JOHNSON This MORE » – from Extension Gardener
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County Extension Programs
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Information Portals
- Blackberries and Raspberries
- Blueberries
- Extension Entomology - Insect Biology and Management
- Extension Gardener
- Gardening in North Carolina (Urban Horticulture)
- Horticulture
- Muscadine Grapes
- NC Community Gardens
- Soil Science Extension
- Therapeutic Horticulture
More Extension Programs at NC State University
- Apiculture and Beekeeping
- Fruit Crops
- NC State Plant Disease and Insect Clinic
- Turffiles – Lawn Care Information for North Carolina
- Urban Landscaping for Wildlife with Native Plants
- Urban Wildlife
- Vermicomposting in North Carolina
- Wildlife Extension
