Non-Chemical Mosquito Control
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Summer Growth Grass Care
Warm season grasses, with the rain and the heat, should be growing fast and producing lots of foliage to …
Thunderstorms and Strong Winds
It’s worth mentioning that with the heat comes severe thunderstorms. This means strong winds that can break off dead …
Get Planting Fall Vegetables
Even with the heat of the summer, August is a good time to consider planting many of the fall …
American Century Plant in Bloom
I was leaving Beaufort after a meeting when I saw this giant flower stalk. I had noticed the huge …
Progress With European Pepper Moth
European pepper moth (Duponchelia fovealis) is a major, yet largely unrecognized, pest of nursery and greenhouse crops. This exotic …
Native Green June Beetles on the East Coast
You may have seen a large Green June Beetle Cotinus nitida flying around or feeding on some soft, fleshy fruit …
Stressed Out Grass
As I drive around the area, I notice that there are a lot of lawns that are turning gray …
Spider Mites and Crispy Leaves
Ornamental trees and shrubs usually have a deeper root system than turf or vegetables. These deeper roots should help them …
Drought Stressed Vegetables and Fruit
The extreme heat and dry weather have been terrible for my garden. The tomatoes stopped producing fruit, even though …
Lawn Problem Areas?
Do you have a problem area in your lawn that does not seem to be growing well? Have you …
June Insects in the Garden
There are a whole host of insects that might be found on trees and shrubs at this time of …
Caterpillars and Moths in the Garden
Some caterpillars turn into moths and while some are pretty to look at, it helps to know which pretty …
Chinch Bugs and St. Augustine Lawns
If you have a St. Augustine lawn, you may want to take a really close look at the grass …
Introduction to Therapeutic Horticulture-Online Class April 3 - May 21, 2023
This class is offered in partnership with the North Carolina Botanical Garden and is a great introductory course for …
Vegetable Container Gardening
With food costs rising these days, it might be worth planting a few vegetables in a garden, the landscape, …
Setting Flower Buds for Next Year
If you haven’t already taken the time to prune those azaleas that flowered so beautifully in April, now is …
Spring Lawncare and Mower Tips
I’ve heard lots of lawn mowers in the neighborhood the last couple of weeks, which is a good sign …
Reshaping Azaleas After Flowering
In another video of Extension Gardener on the Crystal Coast, Shawn Banks, discusses how to reshape azaleas that have …
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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Carteret Backyard Foods
- A Small Greenhouse for the Backyard Home Gardener
- Backyard Flocks and Eggs - NC State Poultry Extension
- 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
- 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
- Vegetable Fact Sheets
Carteret County Specialty Horticulture for Local Growing Conditions
Diseases and Insects
- Azalea Pests
- Bed Bug Pesticides
- Butterflies in Your Backyard
- Carpenter Bees
- Carteret Insects: Ground Pearl
- Centipedegrass Decline
- Control Root Knot Nematodes in Your Garden
- Fire Ants
- Fire Ants: Club Soda Myth
- Ground Bees
- Kudzu Bug
- Nematode Control in the Home Vegetable Garden
- Phytophthora Root or Crown Rot
- Preparing Your Diseased Plant Sample for Submission
- Root Knot Nematodes, Biocontrol
- White Grubs in Turf
Extension Topics
- Blackberries and Raspberries
- Blueberries
- Composting
- Extension Entomology - Insect Biology and Management
- Extension Gardener
- Gardening in North Carolina (Urban Horticulture)
- Horticulture
- Muscadine and Vinifera Grapes
- NC Community Gardens
- Therapeutic Horticulture
Home Fruit Trees
- Disease and Insect Management in the Home Garden
- Peach Tree: Pruning A Two Year Old Peach Tree, Dr. Mike Parker, NC State Extension
- Peach Trees: Planting
- Peach Trees: Pruning A Young Peach Tree, Dr. Mike Parker, NC State Extension
- Pruning a Mature Peach Tree, Dr. Mike Parker, NC State Extension
LAWN AND GARDEN PESTS
- Harmless Lawn Shrimp
- Mole Control Update Information (Out of State. For info only.)
- Moles In Our Yard, NC
More Extension Programs at NC State University
- Apiculture and Beekeeping
- Fruit Crops
- NC State Plant Disease and Insect Clinic
- Urban Wildlife
- Wildlife Extension
Palms
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Soils
- Labs That Test For Heavy Metals
- Lowering Soil pH
- Minimizing Risks of Soil Contaminants in Urban Gardens
Specialized Search Tools
Testing - Submitting Diseased Samples
- Plant Tissue Analysis
- Preparing Flower and Vegetable Samples for Submission - VIDEO
- Preparing Trees & Shrubs for Sample Submission
Testing Your Soil
- Find Your Test Results Here
- Soil Sampling for Home Lawns & Gardens
- Soil Testing Frequently Asked Questions
- The Need for Soil Testing
- Understanding the Soil Test Report
Volunteers in Extension
- North Carolina Extension Master Gardener Volunteers Program
- North Carolina State Beekeepers Association
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