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Virtual Tours of Extension's Pollinator Paradise Garden Will Get You Fired Up for Spring!
The weather forecasters are saying more rain is coming next week…and I don’t know about you but sometimes on …
How to Keep Bermuda Grass Out of Your Fescue
If you have a Fescue lawn then you probably hate common Bermuda grass. The very thing that makes Bermuda …
Online, Interactive Extension Gardener Handbook Now Has Videos
In partnership with Top Hat Monocle we have just released an online interactive version of the NC Extension Gardener …
Online Pruning Workshop
Three online pruning workshops for gardeners. Please share! Find out more information about the workshop. 2021 Interactive Pruning Workshop for Smart Gardeners Three dates …
2021 Berry & Asparagus Sale Is Here!
As if we in Polk County aren’t excited enough about 2021, it also means that it’s time for N.C. …
View ForestHer NC Webinar Recordings on Managing for Wildlife
The ForestHer NC Workshop Series went virtual for its four-part series on Managing for Wildlife in the fall of …
How to Make a Poinsettia Rebloom
It’s the Christmas season once again, and we are all excited about seeing family and friends, eating holiday meals …
Robin Hood's Kitchen Converts Food Waste to Meals for Food Pantry
I have long known that Chatham County is a special place with an amazing community of creative, passionate people …
View Recording of CCP Spider Webinar!
Chatham Conservation Partnership conducted a webinar on SPIDERS on October 15, 2020, and we had a great turnout of about 130 …
New NCDA&CS Form for Soil Tests
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has just released a new Soil Test form for Gardeners. Download the …
New Publication on Edible Landscape Design
Growing Edibles in the Landscape Design your landscape for Year-Round Harvest Select plants that will provide a variety of functions in …
An EMGV Invitation to the Search for Excellence Celebration
Extension Master Gardener℠ volunteers, you are invited to view the 2020 Search for Excellence Celebration happening via Zoom on …
Fall Is the Time to Lime
Most North Carolina gardeners will need to amend their soil with lime at some point. A typical Piedmont soil …
Buying Local Comes Natural When You Know Your Farmer
For generations of farmers in the North Carolina Sandhills, tobacco was the king crop. Today, however, the landscapes of …
Growing Minds Field Trip a Favorite
For eight weeks each spring, the Discovery Gardens at the N.C. Cooperative Extension of Onslow County buzz with student …
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