Q&A With Eli Snyder
Question: What is this caterpillar? Answer: This is a monarch butterfly larvae. Eastern monarchs are a migratory butterfly that travels between …
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Perennials Onions and Leeks Provide a Supply of Edibles and Planting Stock Year After Year
Are you interested in creating a sustainable supply of onions, shallots, and leeks? Perennial onions (Allium cepa var. aggregatum) …
Take a Few Simple Steps to Keep Your Garden Harvest Safe - It’s Easy!
You’ve likely heard about outbreaks of food-borne illnesses linked to the consumption of certain foods being sold in retail …
Love Blackberries? Why Not Grow Your Own!
Did this weekend’s Blackberry Festival reinvigorate your hunger for tasty, juicy blackberries? While we do not have many large-scale …
Pollinator Education Session
Save the Date: Pollinator Education Session When: Saturday, August 4, 2018 – 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Where: **NOTE: The first part of this class will …
Attract Your Allies: Make Your Garden Inviting to Beneficial Insects
When you ask a vegetable gardener about insects in their garden, the typical reaction is to cringe and tell …
Q&A With Eli Snyder
This spring and late winter have brought us mixed weather, as well as mixed questions to the Cooperative Extension …
Community Gardens
Love home-grown tomatoes, but lack sun in your yard? Consider joining a community garden Growing your own fruits and vegetables …
What Are Microgreens?
Sprouts, microgreens, and baby greens are very young, tender plants, used as salads or garnishes on many types of …
Gardener's Resolutions
As you take time this winter to reflect on what went well and what didn’t this past year, don’t …
Medicinal Plants and Herbs
One of the fun parts of working with North Carolina Cooperative Extension is getting to learn about different enterprises …
Native PawPaw Tree
The pawpaw tree (Asimina triloba) is a native fruit-bearing tree that grows in the eastern United States, from Canada …