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Growing Lavender for Beginners

Happening This Month: Growing Lavender for Beginners! Are you ready to add a touch of tranquility to your garden? Join …

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Southeastern Vegetable Crop Handbook

Everything you need to know to successfully grow vegetables in the Southeast including: varieties, planting dates, fertilizer recommendations, cover …

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Attention Aspiring Apiarists!

In conjunction with the Hoke County Beekeepers we are offering a FALL 2024 Beginning Beekeeping school! We had such an …

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Looking Forward to Frost

Gardening is a lot about hope, timing, and a little about gambling. We bring home a plant from the …

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Weird & Wonderful Series...Hornworms

Weird & Wonderful Series…Hornworms Did you know that many insects will glow under UV lights?! Hornworms are a great group to …

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Midsummer Vegetable Garden Checklist

Midsummer Vegetable Garden Checklist We know it’s hot outside, but consider this your midsummer inspirational pep-talk to get out in …

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Tomato Late Blight

Phytophthora infestans is the oomycete responsible for both Tomato Late Blight and Potato Late Blight and was the cause of the …

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Scotland County Seed Library Grand Opening

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Potato Late Blight

Both potatoes and tomatoes can quickly be defoliated by Phytophthora infestans, an oomycete active in wet cool conditions. In North …

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