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Pender County Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Scholarship Program

Published - February 10, 2024

Hydroponic gardening

Hydroponic Gardening

Published - January 11, 2024

Published - January 4, 2024

Toscana Kale

Plant a Fall Garden

Published - January 4, 2024

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EFNEP Susan McCaskill Professional Development Award

Published - November 3, 2023

Historical Milestones timeline

NC Cooperative Extension History

Published - July 28, 2023

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Horticultural Grants

Published - May 21, 2023

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Consumer Horticulture and Local Foods 2022 Tiffanee Boone, Agent

Published - January 17, 2023

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4-H Youth Development 2022 Traci Spencer, Agent

Published - January 17, 2023

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Free Adult Nutrition Classes

Published - December 30, 2022

Poinsettia plants in red, pink, and cream arranged in baskets inside a greenhouse.

Care of Holiday Plants

Published - December 1, 2022

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Pender County 4-H Holly Shelter Shooting Sports

Published - November 30, 2022

Recycling Your Christmas Tree

Published - November 10, 2022

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Growing Flowers and Vegetables From Seed

Published - October 12, 2022

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Forage Analysis Online Form

Published - September 28, 2022

NC Farm School 2023 Site and Application

Published - September 6, 2022

A group of children in a kitchen.

Published - August 30, 2022

Empowering Youth and Families Program

Published - August 30, 2022

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Improve Your Garden Soil With Cover Crops

Published - August 15, 2022

River birch leaves distorted by aphid feeding

What Is Wrong With My River Birch?

Published - August 5, 2022

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Figs - the Forgotten Fruit!

Published - July 27, 2022

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Empowering Youth and Families Program (EYFP)

Published - June 30, 2022

Eating Smart, Moving Move flyer.

Eating Smart, Moving More With EFNEP

Published - June 29, 2022

NC State Extension local food efforts benefit producers and consumers by encouraging eating fresh food

The Meteoric Rise of North Carolina Blueberries

Published - June 17, 2022

From: NC State Extension

Blueberries - the Perfect Pick!

Published - June 11, 2022

The Worm Is Out of the Bag!

Published - May 31, 2022

Gardeners Going Wild!

Published - May 26, 2022

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Pender County BeeKeeper Association

Published - May 23, 2022

NCSU Horticulture Crops Research Farm Tours

Published - May 23, 2022

Spotted Wilt Virus Deadly to Tomato Plants

Published - May 10, 2022

Ladybugs on the Prowl!

Published - May 4, 2022

The New Bug in Town

Published - April 27, 2022

Check the label to find out if a pesticide is particularly toxic to bees and other wildlife and to learn how, when, where, and to what you can apply it.

How Can I Control Pests Organically?

Published - April 26, 2022

Fawn grazing on green leaves in forest undergrowth

Is There Anything Deer Will Not Eat?

Published - April 12, 2022

Too Early to Plant?

Published - March 29, 2022

Buckwheat plants with green heart-shaped leaves and small white clustered flowers

How to Improve Soil With Compost and Cover Crops

Published - March 28, 2022

Plant early to ensure fruit set before the heat of summer.

Tomato Growing Primer

Published - March 27, 2022

What Is Organic Gardening?

Published - March 22, 2022

Published - March 16, 2022

Plant a Spring Salad Garden!

Published - March 8, 2022

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