December Garden Calendar
Plants in flower & plants of interest: pansies, dogwood berries (red), viburnum berries (dark blue), winter jasmine, hollies with their …
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November Garden Calendar
Plants in Flower Witch hazel camellias American beautyberry Hollies Nandinas Pyracantha Washington Hawthorne Fertilizing Use wood ashes around the vegetable garden, bulb beds, and non-acid loving plants …
September/October Garden Calendar
Plants in Flower Helenium/Sneezeweed Japanese anemone Rose-of Sharon/Hardy hibiscus Butterfly bush Dahlia Bluebeard Canna Lily Tickseed Chrysanthemum Lavender Crocus White turtlehead Liriope Russian …
Pesticide Recertification Classes Available in September
N.C. Cooperative Extension-Alexander County Center will have two Pesticide Recertification Classes available for Private and Commercial Applicators before recertification …
Central Regional 4-H Shooting Sports Tournament
Revised: 8/17/21 The Central Regional 4-H Shooting Sports Tournament was held Saturday, August 14, 2021 at DeWitt’s Outdoor Sports in …
August Garden Calendar
Landscape Plants & Trees in Flower: Crapemyrtle Rose-of-Sharon Hydrangeas Canna* Dahlia Trumpet Creeper* Liriope Black eyed Susan Cosmos Zinnias Lantana Hyssop/agastache* Tickseed/coreopsis Joe-pye weed *Cari’s Favorites Blanket flower Passion flower Phlox Sedums Asters Beauty berry* Purple coneflower Rattlesnake master* Passion flower Mountain mint* Daylilies Mountain laurel Goldenrod Galax* Fertilizing: Strawberries …
Alexander 4-H Summer Opportunities Video
This year’s summer programming looked somewhat different from years past due to COVID-19 restrictions, but staff and participants still …
Weed of the Week
Anyone see these really tall and slender weeds as you are driving around town? Or maybe you have some …
Forage Tour
Join us for an evening pasture walkthrough at Running T Farms with owners Josh and Brandi Teague. Focused on …
Weed of the Week
This week’s weed is nominated by B. Harper! Spotted spurge (Euphorbia maculata) is a native weed to all parts …
Weed of the Week
This week’s weed is carpetweed (Mollugo verticillata). I have been seeing a lot of this around lately in gardens …
Weed of the Week
Since we missed some weed weeks, we will do three this week! Has anyone seen these guys climbing around? First off, …