Cooler Weather Brings Home Invaders
As the weather gets cooler, some insects are looking for a place to shelter until spring. The three most …
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Fall Is Time to Sow Tall Fescue Lawns
Fall is the best time for renovation and seeding cool-season grasses. More specifically, September and October are the best …
Constructing a Regenerative Stormwater Conveyance
NC State University is working with the City of Lenoir to address an errosion problem in the JE Broyhill …
Army Worms Are Marching!
Last year, Caldwell County and the entire east coast learned how damaging fall armyworms can be in lawns and …
How to Harvest Rainwater?
Do you want to collect the rainwater that runs off your roof? Do you want to use the collected …
Hammerhead Worm Sightings Are on the Rise
The Caldwell Extension Center has received numerous calls about strange looking hammerhead worms. Not surprisingly, the hammerhead worm is …
Managing Water Stress
Water management is important. To help farmers in North Carolina, Chad Poole, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist is looking …
Weekly Drought Information Delivered to Your Inbox
Keeping up with rainfall and dry conditions is easy thanks to Corey Davis, Assistant State Climatologist at the State Climate Office of …
Poison Ivy Identification and Control
I’ve noticed a lot of poison ivy this spring. We get lots of questions at the N.C. Cooperative Extension, …
Water Quality and Turfgrass
Turf areas provide valuable recreational space for millions of people each year. Turf grass also provides a service to …
Rulemaking in the High Rock Lake Watershed
High Rock Lake is impaired. The NC Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is beginning the rule making process to …
Caldwell County Falls Victim to Fire Ants
Red imported fire ants (RIFA), Solenopsis invicta, are an invasive insect that was introduced into the United States in …