Skip to main content

Logo for N.C. Cooperative Extension N.C. Cooperative Extension Homepage

Lawn & Garden

en Español / em Português
Español

El inglés es el idioma de control de esta página. En la medida en que haya algún conflicto entre la traducción al inglés y la traducción, el inglés prevalece.

Al hacer clic en el enlace de traducción se activa un servicio de traducción gratuito para convertir la página al español. Al igual que con cualquier traducción por Internet, la conversión no es sensible al contexto y puede que no traduzca el texto en su significado original. NC State Extension no garantiza la exactitud del texto traducido. Por favor, tenga en cuenta que algunas aplicaciones y/o servicios pueden no funcionar como se espera cuando se traducen.


Português

Inglês é o idioma de controle desta página. Na medida que haja algum conflito entre o texto original em Inglês e a tradução, o Inglês prevalece.

Ao clicar no link de tradução, um serviço gratuito de tradução será ativado para converter a página para o Português. Como em qualquer tradução pela internet, a conversão não é sensivel ao contexto e pode não ocorrer a tradução para o significado orginal. O serviço de Extensão da Carolina do Norte (NC State Extension) não garante a exatidão do texto traduzido. Por favor, observe que algumas funções ou serviços podem não funcionar como esperado após a tradução.


English

English is the controlling language of this page. To the extent there is any conflict between the English text and the translation, English controls.

Clicking on the translation link activates a free translation service to convert the page to Spanish. As with any Internet translation, the conversion is not context-sensitive and may not translate the text to its original meaning. NC State Extension does not guarantee the accuracy of the translated text. Please note that some applications and/or services may not function as expected when translated.

Collapse ▲
an array of vegetables

Summer Vegetable Gardening 101

Back by popular demand! Join the Cumberland County Extension staff for an evening gardening class, “Summer Vegetable Gardening 101”. The …

Cover photo for Muscadines in the Home Garden

Muscadines in the Home Garden

Muscadines in the Home Garden will be offered as a Better Living Series workshop on October 14, 2021, from …

Cover photo for Cross Pollination Facts

Cross Pollination Facts

Through the years, on several occasions I have been asked questions like the following: “How far apart should I …

Cover photo for Re-Framing Your Vertical Garden

Re-Framing Your Vertical Garden

Join Extension Master Gardener℠ volunteers Amy Stidham and Amy Farley on May 6, 2021, from noon–1 p.m. for a …

Cover photo for To Prune or Not to Prune?

To Prune or Not to Prune?

Crape Myrtle Pruning and Training You’re driving through your neighborhood and there you see it…someone did a hacksaw job of …

Recent Publications related to Lawn & Garden

Male squash bee

Squash Bees

This factsheet discusses how to identify and conserve squash bees, an important pollinator of squash, …

House mouse

Biology and Behavior of Common Structure-Invading Mice

An extension factsheet covering mouse biology and behavior.

6 days agoHousehold Pests
photographs of bee nests inside four perennial plant stems

Garden Cleanup for Pollinators: Trim Perennial Stems in Their First Winter

It can be a challenge to manage a perennial garden to look tidy and maximize …

7 days ago

Herbicide Carryover in Hay, Manure, Compost, and Grass Clippings

Many farmers and home gardeners have reported damage to vegetable and flower crops after applying …

1 week ago

Using Plastic Mulches and Drip Irrigation for Vegetables

Muskmelons, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, squash, eggplant, watermelons, pumpkins, and okra are vegetable crops that have …

Flow chart tracing the conversion of basalt to bicarbonate, which can react in the soil, increasing its pH, or leach into groundwater and be converted to calcium carbonate in the o

Lime Equivalence of Fine-Ground Basalt Rock

Fine-ground basalt rock has recently become available as a soil amendment in North Carolina. This …

1 week ago

Managing Lawns and Gardens to Protect Water Quality

The purposes of this factsheet are to identify several major pollutants that often originate in …

1 week agoSoilFacts

Improving Lawn Care and Gardening

This question and answer worksheet will help homeowners focus on potential problems with drinking water …

1 week agoSoilFacts