January Tips and Tasks
Lawns Don’t apply fertilizers to dormant lawns. Apply lime only if indicated by soil test results. Centipede naturally likes a lower …
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Decorating with Natural Objects
The holidays are a busy time of year and it seems that each year we have more to do …
Planting Trees and Shrubs Correctly
Unfortunately, many trees and shrubs fail because they were not planted correctly. For plants that die in the first …
Buying Seeds
The seed catalogs are pouring in and it’s easy to get caught up in the excitement. Before you start …
Spring’s First Crops – Peas and Potatoes
Garden peas, and their edible-podded relatives, snow peas and sugar snaps are easy and productive crops to grow. In …
Keeping Holiday Plants Happy in the New Year
Many people enjoy the seasonal plants that we associate with Christmas – poinsettia, Christmas cactus and amaryllis – even …
Vegetables and Summer’s Heat
As temperatures rise, we start to see a common problem in the vegetable garden. You may notice that your …
What’s that thing growing on my azalea?
This spring’s cool, wet weather has favored the growth of exobadium leaf galls. Exobasidium is a fungus that is …
Fire Blight
Fire blight is one of the most devastating and difficult to control diseases of fruit trees such as apple …
Carpenter Bees
Be on the lookout for carpenter bees this month. Carpenter bees are large bees resembling bumble bees that drill …
Spring Lawn Care Tasks to Avoid
~Danny Lauderdale~ As temperatures warm, many homeowners who do their own lawn care are ready to get their lawns off …
Mole Pesticide Update
In 2014, the North Carolina Pesticide Board declared eastern moles (Scolopus aquaticus) and hairy-tailed moles (Parascalops breweri) as pests, …