Volunteers help elementary students plant daffodils at their schools

Master Gardeners share passions

Published - August 5, 2026 Read
Man walking and spraying green plants with pesticide or herbicide

2026 Upcoming Pesticide Classes

Published - May 5, 2026 Read
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Support the Extension Master Gardener Recycling Challenge!

Published - August 15, 2025 Read

News From Cleveland County Center

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Upcoming 2026 Extension Master Gardener℠ Course

Published - June 30, 2026

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Get to Know Big John's Hydro Farm

Published - February 12, 2026

Kings Mountain Hometown Farmers' Market — Season opening April 25, 2026; strawberries and lettuce
Kings Mountain Farmers' Market Opens April 25

Published - February 9, 2026

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Harvesting Opportunities: Navigating Agritourism for Your Farm Business

Published - October 3, 2025

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Free Pressure Canner Testing

Published - July 3, 2025

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Farmers' Markets to Launch Program for Seniors

Published - June 12, 2025

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Demonstration & Teaching Garden Project Gaining Momentum

Published - June 11, 2025

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New Pollinator Garden at the Farmers' Market

Published - June 11, 2025

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Upcoming Events

Foothills Farmers' Market Saturday | Aug 29 | 8:00 AM — 12:00 PM Bobby Bell Pavilion, 126 W Marion St, Shelby, NC 28150, USA
Kings Mountain Hometown Farmers Market Saturday | Aug 29 | 8:00 AM — 12:00 PM 313 S Battleground Ave, Kings Mountain, NC 28086, USA
EMG Seed Starting 101 - Let's Get Started (Option 1) Sunday | Aug 30 | 2:00 PM — 4:00 PM 130 S Post Road, Suite 1, Shelby, NC 28152
EMG Seed Starting 101 - Let's Get Started (Option 2) Monday | Aug 31 | 11:00 AM — 1:00 PM 130 S Post Road, Suite 1, Shelby, NC 28152
Master Gardener Course Tuesday | Sep 01 | 4:00 PM — 6:00 PM
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News From NC State Extension

Sprayer applying fungicide to protect peanuts from disease.
Fungicide Performance Peanut Notes No. 223 2026

Published - August 25, 2026

From: Peanut
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Sclerotinia Blight Activity Peanut Notes No. 222 2026

Published - August 24, 2026

From: Peanut
Close-up of a mature corn ear showing patches of discolored, moldy kernels associated with ear rot, with white-gray fungal growth visible between kernels, particularly on the lower half of the ear.
Corn Ear Rot. Know What?

Published - August 24, 2026

From: Corn
Stink bug sticky card trap in apple orchard
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - August 17, 2026

Published - August 24, 2026

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
Searching for Brighter Pod Podcast
New Podcast Searching for the Brighter Pod Peanut Notes No. 221 2026

Published - August 22, 2026

From: Peanut
Spotted wilt close up
TSWV Comments Peanut Notes No. 220 2026

Published - August 22, 2026

From: Peanut
devil's bite and tall tickseed in the fall pollinator garden
Register Now for a Fall Tour of the Pollinator Paradise Garden!

Published - August 21, 2026

From: Growing Small Farms
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2026 Apple Maturity Program [8.18.26]

Published - August 21, 2026

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
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Interactive Fall Armyworm Map is Back!

Published - August 21, 2026

From: TurfFiles
Late blight on tomato leaf
Late blight on tomato confirmed in Henderson County, NC 8/21/2026

Published - August 21, 2026

From: Vegetable Production
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