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Currituck County CenterPosted: 8/29/13 What Is the Latest Time I Can Fertilize My Centipede Lawn?
Even though it is still warm, doesn’t mean you can continue to fertilize your lawn. Fertilizers are a combination of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium (potash), which are the major … MORE » – from Sampson County CenterPosted: 8/28/13 Beginning Beekeeping Course
Cumberland County Cooperative Extension is offering a beginning beekeeping course, starting on Monday, September 30, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. It will be held in the Cooperative Extension Office located … MORE » – from Cumberland County CenterPosted: 8/28/13 2014 Extension Master Gardener Training
Cumberland County’s Extension Master Gardener Volunteer program will offer a training class for persons interested in becoming Extension Master Gardener Volunteers beginning January 2014. The training will run January … MORE » – from Cumberland County CenterPosted: 8/28/13 The Farmer’s Table – September 2013 Edition
The Farmer’s Table By Deborah Cox, County Extension Director What an absolute wild summer for farmers this year trying to grow produce and crops in a season of rain. … MORE » – from Stokes County CenterPosted: 8/28/13 Notice – Soil Sample Fees to Apply
The Agronomic Division of the N. C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services recently announced that a $4 fee per sample will be charged to soil samples that arrive … MORE » – from Dare County CenterPosted: 8/28/13 
Notice – Soil Sample Fees to Apply
The Agronomic Division of the N. C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services recently announced that a $4 fee per sample will be charged to soil samples that arrive … MORE » – from Currituck County CenterPosted: 8/28/13 Peak-season soil testing fee to begin this December
For many years, soil samples submitted to NCDA&CS (North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Science) have been free of charge to all North Carolina citizens. However, beginning this … MORE » – from Wayne County CenterPosted: 8/27/13 
Boxwood, Crape Myrtle and Azalea Problems
This quick break in the rains has allowed gardeners a chance to work outside. Below is a sample of what has come into the Caldwell Cooperative Extension Center this … MORE » – from Caldwell County CenterPosted: 8/27/13 
Northeast NC Daffodil Society Fall Daffodil Membership Meeting
The Northeast North Carolina Daffodil Society Fall Daffodil Membership Meeting and Bulb Exchange, Co-Sponsored by North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Currituck County Center And The Master Gardener Volunteers of Currituck … MORE » – from Currituck County CenterPosted: 8/26/13 Gardening Tips: Grapes Issues
Compared to most tree fruits and small fruits, grapes are relatively easy to grow. Sure, they require regular pruning, and training them to a trellis or arbor in their … MORE » – from Halifax County CenterPosted: 8/26/13 Gardening Tips: Summer Diseases
Because of the wet weather we had for most of spring and early summer, this has been a difficult year on plants. Often in wet years populations of certain … MORE » – from Halifax County CenterPosted: 8/26/13 Butterfly Gardens
Butterfly Gardens Written by Colette Corr, Guilford County Extension Master Gardener Volunteer There are 147 species of butterflies in North Carolina. Most breed within close proximity to where they … MORE » – from Guilford County CenterPosted: 8/26/13 
Late Summer Lawn Care
As summer gets ready to move into fall there are some important lawn care tasks to continue and new ones to be done. We should continue to mow at … MORE » – from Pitt County CenterPosted: 8/26/13 How Soil Testing Can Help You
Excessive rain this summer have removed many nutrients from soils in southeastern NC. Symptoms of nutrient deficiency include stunted growth, yellow or purple leaves, excessive shedding of older leaves, … MORE » – from Pender County CenterPosted: 8/28/13 You're on page 6
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