2022 Private Pesticide Applicator Training Opportunities
There are several trainings scheduled that would allow licensed pesticide applicators to obtain pesticide credits. Private pesticide applicators are …
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Last Holiday Market of the Year
This Saturday, December 18, from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. will be the last market before the Christmas holiday. …
Holiday Wreath Making
Join us on December 7, 2021, for a Holiday Wreath Making class. Participants will learn how to make a …
Lunch & Learn Series: The Basics of Making Great Garden Beds for Clay Soil
Join us for our December monthly Lunch and Learn Series. Growing vegetables, herbs, and small fruits in clay soil …
Mount Airy Farmers Market Closed for the Season
The Mount Airy Farmers Market is now closed for the 2021 season. The market will open for the 2022 …
Japanese Persimmon
Japanese persimmon is not the native persimmon. They are much like apples and are approximately the same size as …
Planting Wildflowers Lunch & Learn
What do you need to do to be successful at planting wildflowers? Plant wildflower seeds in mid-winter? Register for …
Insects on the Horizon Horticulture Lunch & Learn Series
Each month the N.C. Cooperative Extension, Surry County Center will be offering free, online webinars to discuss timely horticulture …
Household Hazardous Waste & Pesticide Disposal Day 2021
The annual Surry County Household Hazardous Waste & Pesticide Disposal Day is scheduled for Saturday, October 23, 2021, from …
Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker Damage
Have you noticed strange markings on your elm, apple or dogwood tree? The yellow-bellied sapsucker, Sphyrapicus varius, is leaving …
Crop Rotation Important
Planting the same types of plants in the same spot year after year can lead to a build-up of …
Tips for Protecting Plants From Frost
While most of us are ready for Spring to arrive, Mother Nature may have something else in mind. Weather …