Ground Bees Active but Don't Be Afraid
This time of year many people notice small dirt mounds in their yards or in parks or ball fields …
Lawn & Garden
Watch for Cottony Cushion Scales
Cottony cushion scale is an exotic pest that has been in the US for over a century. Initially a …
Time to Monitor False Oleander Scales
False oleander scale, Pseudaulacaspis cockerelli, is a tropical and subtropical pest originally from China. It is common throughout many …
Dune Repair Workshop
A dune repair workshop will be offered by North Carolina Sea Grant, NC Division of Coastal Management, and the …
Aquatic Plant ID & Control Classes
The following 2-hour classes have been approved for A, N, D, and X pesticide applicator continuing education credit: Feb. 28, …
Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Association of Carteret County Offer a Scholarship
The Extension Master Gardener℠ Volunteer Association of Carteret County (CCMGVA) recognizes the value of higher education and the potential …
$30,000,000 Available to Support Therapeutic Horticulture in Nursing Homes
$30 million has accumulated in the Regional Civil Money Penalty Fund. This money is targeted to enhance the lives …
Is It - or Isn't It - a Brown Recluse Spider?
Over the past few years, Matt Bertone (NC State University Entomologist) and a couple of his peers conducted a …
Annual Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Speaking Event 2019
This year Extension Master Gardener℠ volunteer program of Carteret County present Heather Kelejian, Executive Director of the Ability Garden in …
Research Seeking Volunteers to Share Experiences With Food Supply & Food Systems After Hurricane Florence
A disruption to the food systems such as a natural disaster creates challenges for families and communities. Yet, there …
Carolinas Horticulture Therapy Network Workshop: Jan 26, 2019
The Ability Garden in Wilmington, NC is excited to kick off their 20th year by hosting a Carolinas Horticulture Therapy …
2018 NC Disaster Assistance Deadline Approaching
Initial estimates for crop damage and livestock losses to North Carolina’s agriculture industry from Hurricane Florence are estimated at …
Add Hurricane Michael & Mosquitoes to Your Weekend "To-Do" List
We are obviously not out of Hurricane or mosquito seasons quite yet (that’s a few weeks away). Hurricane Michael …
How to Protect Your Beehives From Mosquito Spraying Following a Hurricane
Keep up to date on which counties are scheduled to conduct mosquito abatement programs, who has been notified, and …
Yuck! Is It Polluted?
“Yuck! Is it polluted?” is a frequent question when people see our ditches and waterways with fluffy orange growths, …
Storm Damaged Trees
After driving around a little after hurricane Florence, there are a lot of trees that are down or leaning. …
"Bee" Kind if You Spray for Mosquitoes
To follow up on David Tarpy’s post (Protective Measures of Beehives During Hurricanes), in the days and weeks following …
Larger Elm Leaf Beetle
Elms have lots of pests. This week I have had several reports of larger elm leaf beetles, Monocesta coryli, …
Imported Willow Leaf Beetles
You can find a lot of damage on willows this time of year because imported willow leaf beetles have …
Carteret County Hazardous Waste Collection Event
Due to Hurricane Florence, the date has changed. The First Carteret County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event date is now Saturday, …
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Birds and Wildlife
Carteret Backyard Foods
- A Small Greenhouse for the Backyard Home Gardener
- Beneficial Garden Insects
- Blackberries for the Home Garden
- Carteret Vegetable Gardening - Month By Month
- Cucumbers - Downy Mildew
- Disease and Insect Management in Fruit Trees
- Fire Ants in the Home Vegetable Garden
- Herbicide carryover in Hay, Manure, Compost and Grass Clippings
- Keeping Backyard Chickens
- Local Seafood, Carteret Catch
- Squash Vine Borer and Squash Bug
- Tomato Plants - Late Blight
- Tomato Plants - Saving Heirloom Tomato Seeds
- Tomato Plants - Wilt Diseases
- Tomatoes, Home Garden
- Tree Fruit in Carteret County
- Vegetable Fact Sheets
- Vegetable Variety Ratings By Gardeners
- Winter in the Vegetable Garden
Carteret County Specialty Horticulture for Local Growing Conditions
- Beach Plant Sources
- Native and Highly Adapted Plants List
- Native Plant Resources
- Plants for Hurricanes
- Plants for Wet and High Water Table Soils
- Salt Tolerant Plants
- Shrubs for Wet Areas
- U.FL. Trees and Hurricanes
Carteret Household Pests
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- Azalea Pests
- Bed Bug Pesticides
- Butterflies in Your Backyard
- Carpenter Bees
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- Centipede Decline
- Control Root Knot Nematodes in Your Garden
- Fire Ants
- Fire Ants: Club Soda Myth
- Ground Bees
- Kudzu Bug
- Large Patch in Grasses
- Nematode Control in the Home Vegetable Garden
- Phytophthora Root or Crown Rot
- Powdery Mildew on Ornamentals
- Preparing Your Diseased Plant Sample for Submission
- Root Knot Nematodes, Biocontrol
- White Grubs in Turf
Home Fruit Trees
- Disease and Insect Management in Fruit Trees
- Disease and Insect Management in the Home Garden
- Peach Tree: Pruning A Two Year Old Peach Tree
- Peach Trees: Planting
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- Peach Trees: Pruning A Young Peach Tree
- Training and Pruning Fruit Trees Mar 2012
- Tree Fruit in Carteret County
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LAWN AND GARDEN PESTS
- Harmless Lawn Shrimp
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- Moles In Our Yard, NC
- Moles, Voles and Rabbits
- Oak Galls
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Soils
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- Contaminents in Urban Soils
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Testing - Submitting Diseased Samples
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Testing Your Soil
- Find Your Test Results Here
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Weeds
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Weed Management in Lettuce
Weed competition in lettuce reduces both yield and head quality. This cool-season crop faces competition …
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Weed Management in Onions
Most commercial onions produced in North Carolina are seeded in the fall and harvested in …
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Weed Management in Collards, Kale, Mustard, and Turnip Greens
Cool-season leafy greens face a different weed spectrum than warm-season crops. The presence of weeds …
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Weed Management in Broccoli, Cabbage, and Cauliflower
Keeping weeds out early in the season is very important for cole crops that are …
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Weed Management in Okra
Being related to cotton, okra can be a poor competitor with weeds, particularly early in …
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Composting: A Guide to Managing Organic Yard Wastes
This eight-page publication explains how you can build and maintain a compost pile to manage …
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Phytophthora Blight and Root Rot on Annuals and Herbaceous Perennials
Identification and management of Phytophthora in annuals and herbaceous perennials in greenhouses and in the …
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Bacterial Leaf Spot on Greenhouse Ornamentals
This factsheet covers management of bacterial spot on ornamentals.
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