Workshop, Planning & Planting for a Fall Harvest
While it may still be hot outside, it’s time to plant the fall vegetable garden. Don’t delay. Plant now, …
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Tree Check Declared for August by USDA APHIS
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is asking people to check their trees …
Pre-Storm Preventative Branch Care
I have seen a lot of trees in the area that are looking very thin in the top of …
Lawn Care and Natural Disasters
I can’t think of any reason a lawn can’t take care of itself for a few days if there …
Hurricane Season Vegetable Garden Prep
Watching the news recently, I saw a report on Hurricane Beryl that made landfall in Texas earlier this month. …
Damaging Vegetable Crop Insects
If you have a vegetable garden this is the month to be on the lookout for pickle worms, tomato …
Symptoms of the Emerald Ash Borer
An insect that feeds on trees and shrubs that maybe isn’t so big, but it can cause a big …
Mole Crickets in the Yard
The big insect this year is turning out to be the mole cricket. There are actually two species of …
Spring Plants on the Patsy Pond Nature Trail
Shawn Banks, N.C. Cooperative Extension, Carteret County Center, Extension Director and Horticulture Agent, is revisiting the Patsy Pond Nature …
Spring Vegetables Will Bolt Soon
As the temperatures continue to warm up, many of our spring cool season vegetables like lettuce, radish, and carrot …
Identifying Plants in Smyrna, NC
Join N.C. Cooperative Extension, Carteret County Center, Extension Director and Horticulture Agent, Shawn Banks, as he walks the trail …
Update Native Plant Garden at Carteret Extension
Before we get started installing the native plant garden at the NC State University CMAST building on the campus …