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Spring is upon us and with the rising temperatures come an increase in insect activity. A group of insects …
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Cultivars to Diversify Your Home Garden
Join Mark Weathington, Director of JC Raulston Arboretum at North Carolina State University, as he shares new cultivars to …
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Join Extension Master Gardener℠ volunteers Amy Stidham and Amy Farley on May 6, 2021, from noon–1 p.m. for a …
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Crape Myrtle Pruning and Training You’re driving through your neighborhood and there you see it…someone did a hacksaw job of …
More Than One Way to Grow a Garden - Better Living Series
More Than One Way to Grow a Garden Would you like to grow a garden, but not sure where to …
The Art of Kokedama
Create mini gardens in your home using a modern Japanese gardening method called Kokedama. On March 23, 2021, from …
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The Extension Master Gardener℠ Volunteer Association of Cumberland County is pleased to announce the 2021 Spring Symposium will be held …
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Learn how to grown your own tomatoes! Topics covered during the workshop will include site selection, timing, heirloom varieties, …
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The Extension Master Gardener℠ program state coordinator will lead a workshop on how to successfully use native plants in …
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Pesticides include insecticides, fungicides,(many other ‘icides’) plant growth regulators, defoliants, and desiccants. Federal and state laws require some users …
Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Association Symposium
The Extension Master Gardener℠ Volunteer Association of Cumberland County is excited to share with you the annual Extension Master Gardener℠ …
Unsolicited Foreign Seeds
North Carolina residents who have received seed shipments that they did not order from China or foreign sources are …
Crapemyrtle Bark Scale Pest Alert!
Unfortunately Currituck County, NC has a confirmed identification of crapemyrtle bark scale. Samples were collected by Sarah Watts, Extension …
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