August Gardening Tips
Lawn Late summer is the most effective time to control fire ants with baits. Treat lawns for grubs only if you …
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Alligatorweed Thrips for Alligatorweed Control
There is a new to North Carolina management strategy for alligatorweed control. Alligatorweed (Alternanthera philoxeroides) is an invasive aquatic …
Current Eastern NC Drought
Everyone should be in agreement that 2018 was a wet year – even before H. Florence – in eastern …
2019 Garden Festival & Plant Sale-May 3rd & 4th
2019 Garden Festival & Plant Sale Join us for our 2-day festival and sale! Friday, May 3rd from 10 a.m. to …
Is It - or Isn't It - a Brown Recluse Spider?
Over the past few years, Matt Bertone (NC State University Entomologist) and a couple of his peers conducted a …
Planting a Spring Vegetable Garden
The unusually warm weather we are having makes many of us want to get outside and start working in …
Late Winter Pruning in the Garden
Now is the time to dust off your pruners and start those late winter pruning chores. Late winter is …
Now Is the Time to Add Blueberries to Your Garden
When it comes to growing fruit, blueberries are one of the easiest to successfully grow in Eastern North Carolina. …
February Gardening Tips
With this recent cold weather, many of us are probably not spending much time outside in our gardens and …
Time to Prune Grapevines Will Be Here Soon
It is that time of the year again to begin many pruning chores in the landscape and garden. One …
Winter Color in the Garden
Just because it is winter right now does not mean that you have to do without color in your …
2019 Gardening in Wayne County Monthly Workshop Series
N.C. Cooperative Extension of Wayne County is excited to repeat a popular gardening workshop series in 2019 called Gardening in Wayne …
Growing Blueberry Workshop This Saturday, Feb 2
Growing Blueberries workshop will be held Saturday, February 2, 2019, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Farm Credit …
2019 Bee School Starts This Saturday, January 12
This is a Basic Beekeeping Class open to anyone wanting to become a certified NC Beekeeper, or anyone wanting …
Now Accepting Applications for Extension Master Gardener Volunteers
Do you want to learn more about gardening while volunteering? Then the Extension Master Gardener℠ volunteer program of Wayne …
Yuck! Is It Polluted?
“Yuck! Is it polluted?” is a frequent question when people see our ditches and waterways with fluffy orange growths, …
Controlling Mosquitoes
I think we all know mosquitoes as the annoying insects that can quickly take the fun out of being …
Smart Watering in the Garden
In the hot summer month of July, we are often focused on watering to keep our plants in the …
Daylilies Are More Than Roadside Lilies
During the summer daylilies can be found in bloom throughout the area. Often times daylilies have been called “ditch …
Extension Master Gardener Program of Wayne County Award Two Scholarships
The Extension Master Gardener℠ program of Wayne County recently presented $500 college scholarships to two Wayne County students. Taylor Glover, …
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Hummingbirds and Butterflies
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