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Tree Blooming in the Spring, Trees, Charlotte, North Carolina, Union County, NC

Spring Is Here!

With the Spring Equinox on Sunday, Spring has officially arrived! In the Northern Hemisphere, thespring equinox, or vernal equinox,occurs when the sun crosses the equator line, heading north. This…

Pecan Tree

How to Choose a Pecan Tree

As a young girl, one of the annual chores of my siblings and I was to pick up the pecans that fell from the six trees on my grandmother’s farm. So, picking up pecans each fall brings back memories of…

Soil Testing Kit

Test Your Soil for a Thick, Healthy Lawn

You can have a beautiful lawn without spending an extreme amount of money and protect our water quality at the same time. Step 1: Test your soil. You need to know what your starting point is and to…

Gardening close-up_Planting seedlings

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…

Pelletized Lime in a Blue and White Bag

What About Lime?

When you send off a soil sample to test the nutrient levels in your soil, one of the recommendations you will receive back will mention lime.Lime is used to adjust the pH of your soil, which impacts…

Wooden handled stainless steel garden hand trowel and hand fork tools standing in a vegetable garden border with green foliage behind with a blue sky.

Get Into Your Garden

Now that days are getting a little longer, consider getting outside this month into your garden. Did you know that gardening can help you beat the winter blues or depression? A study done for…