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Supporting Bees & Native Pollinators

This week is being celebrated as National Pollinator Week. Everyone has heard about the decline and loss of honey bees in the past several years. Besides the honey bees, there are many other native…

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How to Care for Your Garden in High Temperatures

Southern summers are hot and humid. People with gardens often wonder how they can keep their gardens alive during the intense summer heat. Even plants that thrive in heat, like tomatoes and peppers,…

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Integrated Pest Management

Integrated Pest Management, or IPM, is a well-rounded management approach to pest control. Damage to plants by pests is minimized by prevention and control techniques that get at the root causes of…

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Slime Flux

With the hot weather comes a foul-smelling and unsightly seepage of sap from the trunk of shade trees, called Slime Flux. Slime Flux occurs in apple, birch, elm, hemlock, maple, mulberry, oak,…

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Japanese Beetles

Japanese Beetles are an invasive species, and are starting to make their appearance. You may be able to reduce the population that appears simply by catching the Japanese Beetles when they first…

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Insects in the Garden

Have you paid any attention to the insects in your yard and garden this season? It seems I am not seeing as many as I have in the past. The carpenter bees were around earlier this season, but I don’t…

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Build a Family Emergency First Aid Kit

Does your family have a first aid kit for emergencies? What’s in it? Here’s a fun weekend activity to help you think through those emergency situations and create a practical first aid kit that you…

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Foraging for Food Around Your Home

Many of us are starting our summer garden of produce, from carrots to zucchinis. There is much excitement within growing your own food in your outdoor space. But did you know that there are also…

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What's Growing in Your Mulch?

There are several decay organisms that will live and thrive in the hardwood mulch in your garden. Mushrooms are common, including stinkhorn fungus. Some mushrooms can be poisonous to children and…

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The Dangers of Plastic Netting

Did you know that plastic netting is commonly embedded in turf sod and erosion control blankets? This plastic netting is causing harm in our environment, especially to our wildlife. Recently, a large…