Register Now for Spring Pollinator Garden Design Workshops
The Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension will offer a Pollinator Garden Design Workshop as part of …
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Connect and Trade With the New Grape and Wine Forum
The brand-new Grape and Wine Forum (Grape and Wine Forum) is a direct outcome of 2018 discussions with grower …
Viticulture Workshop at Surry Community College, April 17
Pesticide Credits Available Wednesday, April 17, 2019 10 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Surry Community College, SBVE Building 630 South Main Street, Dobson, NC Pre-Registration Required …
Blossom Blight on Peaches
Blossom Blight on Peaches By: David F. Ritchie; Extension Plant Pathologist – NC State University Blossom blight (caused by Monilinia fructicola that …
Uptown Tree Canopy Receives Makeover
If you’ve been to the court square uptown lately you may have noticed ribbons around some of the trees. …
Swarm Season Is Here!
Swarm season is here! A lot of people panic when they see bees. They assume “swarm” means “attack” or …
Tree Canopy Walking Tour in Uptown Shelby
On March 30, 2019, Extension Horticulture Agent Julie Flowers led a walking tour to teach the public about the …
Extension Master Gardener Volunteer 6th Annual Plant Sale
Please join us for our 6th Annual Extension Master Gardener℠ Volunteers of Cleveland County Plant Sale! Saturday, May 11, 2019, from …
Presentations From the 2019 NC Muscadine Annual Meeting
Dear Muscadine Community, Please find here the presentations from the 2019 Annual Muscadine Meeting, March 16, in Elizabethtown, NC. Disease Update …
Photos From the Chatham County Industrial Hemp Workshop
The North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center conducted an Industrial Hemp Workshop on February 28, 2019, at the Chatham …
Horticulture Therapy Week in North Carolina
March 17–23, 2019 Many thanks to Pam Chance for her leadership in securing the …
2018 ASCFG Dahlia Cut Flower Trial Report
With their luscious colors and myriad forms, dahlias are hard to resist. Our customers apparently agree, as dahlias continue …
Extending Cut Dahlia Vase Life
Cut dahlias are perennially popular with growers and consumers because of their stunning beauty, and amazingly diverse colors, shapes, …
Water Lilies as a Cut Flower
Water lilies are not a common cut flower, but they are found now and again at wholesale houses or …
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 …
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 …
Join Us for Our Chatham County Spring Ag Fest March 30!
Spring Ag Fest Celebrating Chatham County Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resources Saturday, March 30, 2019 10 a.m.–2 p.m. This is a FREE Event! Chatham …
NC Muscadine Grape Association Annual Meeting
March 16, 2019, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Bladen County Extension Office, 450 Smith Circle, Elizabethtown, NC 28337 Registration …
Novel Tall Fescue Renovation Workshop
Hello Everyone, Please see information below on the Novel Tall Fescue Renovation Workshop. Early bird registration for the workshop ends …
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