As we head into fall, leaves start to change color from green to yellows, red, orange, and purple. Eventually the colors will fade and the leaves will fall to the ground. Read More: … [Read more...]
7 Easy Vegetable Trellising Methods to Elevate Your Garden
Trellises in the vegetable garden are the unsung heroes! They elevate any garden space to a multi-dimensional and interesting experience. Suddenly, a small garden or a blank piece of ground has hiding places for kids, saves space, adds … [Read more...]
10 Easy Steps to Prevent Common Garden Diseases [fact sheet]
Start with a clean planting site, free of last year’s crop debris. Debris from the previous season’s crops may harbor diseases, weeds and insects. Continued: … [Read more...]
Pruning Flowering Shrubs
The correct time to prune your flowering shrubs depends on when they flower. Read more: SOURCE: … [Read more...]
Tomatoes: From Seedlings to Fruit
Learn how to plant and nurture tomato plants in your garden. This article includes advice on fertilizing, irrigating, mulching, and supporting tomato plants. Read More: Source: … [Read more...]
Saving Seed: Will the seed produce plants similar to the plant it was collected from?
It can be very rewarding to harvest and save seed of ornamental and vegetable plants. But why is it that sometimes when we plant the seed we saved, the results do not seem to be very like the plant we collected the seed from? Read More: Source: … [Read more...]
Virginia’s Home Garden Vegetable Planting Guide: Recommended Planting Dates and Amounts to Plant
Selecting appropriate planting dates is a critical component of successful vegetable gardening. Vegetables vary widely in their preferred growing conditions and tolerance to temperature extremes, both cold and hot. Continued: Source: … [Read more...]
Lunar Influence on Gardening
Have you ever considered the role of the moon in plant growth? Historically, many agricultural and gardening practices were planned based on the lunar cycle. Continued: Source: … [Read more...]
Stop before you lop – a quick guide to winter pruning
To prune or not to prune? That is the question. Homeowners may want to take advantage of the milder temperatures and get a head start pruning trees and shrubs in the landscape. Continued: … [Read more...]
NC State Extension Master Gardener Volunteers Assist Pollinator Research
As the perils facing pollinators continue to rise, many people want to know what they can do in their home landscapes to protect them. In addition to planting pollinator-friendly plants that provide nectar and pollen resources, how you manage plants … [Read more...]