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Vegetable Container Gardening

Vegetable Container Gardening

With food costs rising these days, it might be worth planting a few vegetables in a garden, the landscape, …

Azalea branch and stem

Reshaping Azaleas After Flowering

In another video of Extension Gardener on the Crystal Coast, Shawn Banks, discusses how to reshape azaleas that have …

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Local U-Pick Strawberries

If you’re anticipating filling a basket full of freshly picked red berries, you’ll be happy to know strawberry season …

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Spring Soil Samples

**It’s non-peak soil testing season April through Thanksgiving which means no fee. Submit your soil samples to the N.C. …

Squash vine borer larvae

Trick to Prevent Insect Damage

I didn’t realize until I was looking up gardening holidays that April 14 is National Gardening Day. In our …

Grass with words Do Not Spray Herbicides Right Now

Grasses Coming Out of Dormancy

Last month, I shared a post about controlling weeds. The article had a picture of a dandelion in bloom …

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Pesticide Collection Day

NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA&CS), in cooperation with the Carteret County Cooperative Extension, will be offering …

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Spring Plant Sale in Beaufort

Come see us at the Extension Master Gardener℠ Volunteer Association of Carteret County Annual Plant Sale! Plants for sale are grown …

Dead heads on hydrangea

Too Late to Prune?

I continue to get a lot of questions about when to prune or when is it too late to …

Winter weeds

Pre-Spring Weed Control

I’m already getting questions as to which weed and feed product should be used on lawns this time of …

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Annual Spring Plant Sale

The warmth of the coming spring is a tonic for our senses as we look back on a past …

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March Gardening to-Do's

March Gardening List Trees and Shrubs Trees and shrubs are coming out of dormancy. Now is the time to fertilize them. …

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Long Living Asparagus

Not many vegetables that we grow are perennial plants. Asparagus or Garden Asparagus Asparagus officinalis is one of those. As …

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