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Once you get onto the internet, it seems like you can spend hours upon hours trying to find what you are looking for.  Or, the flip side of that is that one good link leads to another and you are suddenly overwhelmed with an abundance of information and have trouble sorting it out and pulling from it what you need. 

These are websites that I've accumulated over the past two years that have been helpful to me...and hopefully will be helpful to you.  I regularly use these websites in answering the questions that you come up with.  The list is certainly not comprehensive, but will give you a place to start.     


North Carolina State University Consumer Horticulture Website - Plant Fact Sheets, poisonous plants, publications, trees, weather, weeds ...  A must visit for anyone with outdoor living space in North Carolina.  http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/

North Carolina State University Horticulture on the Internet - A powerful, valuable tool. Tons of links that are categorized.    http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/hortinternet/

Southern Region Database - Search for a topic in all the land grant universities of the south.  For instance, if you'd like to find out more information on 'Plant Propagation', this database will find you all the information on Plant Propagation that the universities in the southern region have assembled. This is a comprehensive tool.  Be sure to check it out!  http://128.227.242.197/south2.html

NC Farm Fresh - A directory of pick-your-own farms, roadside farm stands, and farmer's markets throughout North Carolina. It is designed to help you, as a consumer, find the freshest locally grown fruits, vegetables, christmas trees, ornamental plants, flowers, and herbs at a location near you. http://www.ncfarmfresh.com/


NCSU Plant Fact Sheets - A directory of plants from annual flowers to vines.  Includes growth requirements, pictures and cultivars.  http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/index.html

What tree is it? - Start here to try and identify that tree in your yard.  http://www.oplin.org/tree/

Carolina Lawns - Learn how to start, renovate, fertilize and care for your lawns.  Also look for 'lawn maintenance calendars' on the left side of the screen.  Gives you the month by month breakdown on how to care for your type of lawn, ie. centipede, bermuda, fescue, etc.   http://www.turffiles.ncsu.edu/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabindex=6&tabid=4&Content=11&ExtID=HTM

Drought Tolerant Plants for NC - http://www.bae.ncsu.edu/programs/extension/publicat/wqwm/ag508_3/

International Society of Arboriculture - http://www.isa-arbor.com/   Info on arboriculture and links to find a certified arborist located near you.  If you need help with a damaged tree or need someone to assess your tree's health this is the place to go.

Plant Propagation: http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/propagation/propagation.html  - Good info on grafting and budding and other vegetative propagation techniques.  Has a video too.  From Texas A+M University.


What caterpillar is it? http://www.whatsthiscaterpillar.co.uk/america/index.htm

Entomology - A crash course on bugs. http://ipm.ncsu.edu/ornamentals/MasterGardener/


Applying Pesticides Correctly - This is the National Pesticide Applicator Training Core Manual and is a comprehensive treatment of the subject. http://pested.unl.edu/pat.htm

Insect Notes - Covers fruits, vegetables, ornamentals and turf.  http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/ent/notes/

Wildlife Damage Control - Learn how to thwart that mole, deal with snakes or try to handle deer. http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/nreos/wild/wildlife/wdc/

Residential, Structural and Community Pests -  From termites & mosquitoes to bees in your lawn. http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/ent/notes/Urban/

Ant Identification - You need to know the difference between the red imported fire ants and the good guys, so that you correctly control only the fire ants.  Learn about that here.  http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/TOOLS/ANTKEY/antid2.html

White Grub Control in Turf - http://www.turffiles.ncsu.edu/pubs/insects/ag366.html

Shrub Insects - Identification and Control. http://ipm.ncsu.edu/AG189/html/


Miscellaneous Links - Want to convert a quart into liters, find out the latest news, or find out what's happening at the USDA?  Check here.  http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/hortinternet/useful_links.html