Summer 2019 Snapshots From Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Garden
Photos by Debbie Roos, N.C. Cooperative Extension of Chatham County In late 2008, I planted a demonstration pollinator garden at Chatham …
Specialty Crops
Grape Pest Survey - 4th Week of September
This article is our last post for this grape season. Harvest is complete at all of our locations. We …
Fall Festival at Huckleberry Trail Farm!
The Fall Festival Season at Huckleberry Trail Farm has begun! There are so many awesome activities awaiting visitors to the …
Final Pollinator Garden Tours of 2019!
The month of October presents two opportunities to learn about creating pollinator habitat! Chatham County Agriculture Agent Debbie Roos will …
Grafting and Its Effect on Watermelon Tissue Firmness and Incidence of Hollow Heart
Marlee A. Trandel is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Horticultural Sciences from North Carolina State University. She …
Grape Pest Survey - 3rd Week of September
Our only remaining active locations is our muscadine site in Rowan County. Again, grape berry moth were caught at the …
Grape Pest Survey - 2nd Week of September
As harvest continues and we get close to the end of the season, we are finishing the insect scouting …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - September 17, 2019
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, the brown marmorated stink bug remains a threat to late …
Caneberry Nursery List
The North American Raspberry and Blackberry Association has just published the annual nursery list for 2019-2020. This includes types …
How to Grow Wild-Simulated Ginseng Workshop
How to Grow Wild-Simulated Ginseng When: October 8, 2019, from 2–4 p.m. Where: N.C. Cooperative Extension, Caldwell County Center Call 828-757-1290 or …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - September 10, 2019
Brown marmorated stink bug remains the only insect of concern on apples at this time. However, populations continue to …
Two Pollinator Garden Tours in September!
The month of September presents two opportunities to learn about creating pollinator habitat! Chatham County Agriculture Agent Debbie Roos will …
How to Protect Your Beehives From Mosquito Spraying Following a Hurricane
How beekeepers can minimize the effects on their hives The devil is in the details, most of which are under …
Sep 3: Grape Hurricane Preparedness and Resources
Dear Grape and Wine Community, Hurricane Dorian is currently not moving and still stalled over the Bahamas. It is expected …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - September 2, 2019
Brown marmorated stink bug populations continue to increase in numbers, with the overall average trap capture across all orchards …
NC County Extension Agents Practice Cucurbit Disease Identification Techniques
As part of NC State University Department of Plant Pathology and Entomology’s annual agent training each July, the Vegetable …
Presentations: Muscadine Extension Meeting Aug 28 2019
Dear Muscadine Community, Thank you very much for participating in our meeting yesterday. I also want to thank Cypress Bend …
Grape Pest Survey - 3rd Week of August
As the harvest continue in some of our locations, we caught the highest average number of grape berry moth …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - August 27, 2019
Little has changed during the past week, with brown marmorated stink bug and apple maggot being pests of concern. …
Late Blight on Tomato Confirmed in Haywood County, NC (Aug 26, 2019)
Late blight on tomato was confirmed in Haywood County on August 26, 2019, and confirmed by microscopic observation of …
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