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Two baskets of small white and red potatoes with a garden fork

Time to Plant Potatoes

Potatoes are one of my favorite crops to grow in the spring garden. No matter what your age, nothing is more fun than digging potatoes from the soil – it’s like a tiny treasure hunt! And the taste of…

Lettuce growing in containers

Take the Year Round Gardening Challenge!

North Carolina Cooperative Extension has a challenge for you:Grow at least one type of vegetable in each season of the year.It’s not as hard as it sounds. Vegetables can be grown outside in…

Young green seedlings growing in a plastic seed tray on a greenhouse bench

Growing Flowers and Vegetables From Seed

If you have never grown plants from seed let this be the year you start. You do not need a greenhouse to grow healthy transplants and many varieties can be started indoors over the next month to…

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What Is Organic Gardening?

Written by: Charlotte Glen, Horticulture AgentInterest in organic gardening is higher than ever but so is confusion over exactly how to accomplish it. How do you provide the nutrients plants need to…

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Plant a Spring Salad Garden!

Written by: Charlotte Glen, Horticulture AgentLettuce and other salad greens are easy to grow and thrive in the cool temperatures of spring. They can be ready to harvest in as little as 30 days from…

Garden bed covered by a white row cover with leafy broccoli and Swiss chard nearby

Protecting Garden and Landscape Plants During Cold Weather

Arctic air is on the way - scheduled to arrive in full force tonight with low's dipping into the upper teen's and even colder temperatures expected for Tuesday night. Temperatures are not expected to…

Salad bowl garden

Plant a Salad Bowl Garden!

Don’t let limited garden space stop you from growing vegetables this fall. Many cool season crops are easy to grow in containers and now is the time to plant them. Salad greens like lettuce, spinach,…

Hand holding a green leaf with multiple insect-chewed holes

Controlling Caterpillars in Vegetable Gardens

Caterpillars can be a major pest of fall vegetables, particularly cabbage, kale, collards, broccoli, and cauliflower. Seedlings and young plants may be killed by caterpillar feeding if left…

Raised wooden bed with young leafy vegetable seedlings and drip irrigation lines

How to Water Vegetables and Herbs

Correct watering can make the difference between a bumper crop and complete failure. As we experienced earlier this summer and again this week, too much water can result in fruits and herbs having…

Green pea pods hanging from vine with mottled leaves

Planting Garden and Snow Peas

Garden peas, and their relatives, snow peas and sugar snaps, are simple and productive crops that almost anyone can grow. Peas grow best in sunny areas with well drained soil that is not too acidic,…