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Selecting Quality Plants for Your Landscape

When shopping and selecting plants for your landscape this spring, examine the root system, form, shape, and proportions of each plant you consider, whether bare-root, container grown, or balled…

Caring for Holiday Plants

The tradition of taking plants as gifts to friends and family is part of the holiday season. With modest effort you can keep these plants in tip-top shape for weeks to months. The Poinsettia is a…

Hellebores

If you are looking for a minimal care plant with attractive green foliage for your garden, look no further than a hellebore. This plant is an early bloomer with long lasting, colorful sepals. Often…

Verticillium Wilt of Tomato

Verticillium wilt is caused by two different species of a soilborne fungus: Verticillium albo-atrum and Verticillium dahliae. Initial symptoms of Verticillium wilt include yellowing of the lower…

Fusarium Wilt of Tomato

Fusarium wilt of tomato is caused by the soilborne fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici. Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici mainly causes wilt on tomatoes, but it can infect many other…

Support Bees & Native Pollinators

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 bees, wasps, and other insects, as well as butterflies,…

Gardening Tips

National 4-H offers tons of resources and activities ranging from different topics created by 4-Hers. Today, I’d like to share Gardening Tips by Janya Green, 4-H Youth in Action 2020 Agriculture…

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NC State University Online Resources for Gardeners

If you are a gardener, you may need help with identification of plants, insects, diseases, or weeds at some point in your gardening journey. We are lucky in North Carolina to have three wonderful…

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You Can Grow Anything in a Container!

Townhomes, condominiums, apartments, and small in-town lots don’t give you much room to grow plants. You may have only a small area or perhaps just a balcony where you may get enough sun.You can grow…

More in My Basket Monthly: With SNAP Comes Seeds!

Have you considered starting a home garden but don’t know where to start? How about herbs? Grab a container and let’s get growing! Most seeds to grow spices are SNAP eligible. Visit morefood.org or…