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Growing Fruits

Growing Fruits Growing fruits can be very rewarding if they are cared for properly. If fruit trees, shrubs, or vines are neglected it can be hard to get the plants and trees in MORE » Posted: 4/16/14

Know what you are Planting

Know what you are Planting Spring can be a great time of the year to start your gardening, but it is very important to know what you are planting before you start. Below MORE » Posted: 4/16/14

Methods for Gardening

Methods for Gardening Gardening is a great past time, and many people just love to play in the soil. Because of hectic schedules or limited property, I receive many questions on gardening in MORE » Posted: 4/16/14

Spring

Spring Spring is in full swing and with that starts the questions of farmers’ markets, gardening, and the general outdoors. Being a local food agent, I am privy to all of those details. MORE » Posted: 4/16/14

Farming

Farming Farming is one of the best jobs a person can have; it is also one of the most difficult, demanding, and least thanked professions. Farming used to be the top occupation in MORE » Posted: 4/16/14

Pruning Blueberries and Blackberries

Pruning Blueberries and Blackberries This month we have received numerous phone calls on how to prune blueberries and blackberries. As I have mentioned in a previous article on pruning fruits it is best MORE » Posted: 4/16/14

Moss

Moss  Because of our cold wet winter and less than vigorous lawns, moss seems to be a common complaint for many. The carpet-like weed is often a symptom of existing cultural problems that MORE » Posted: 4/3/14

Home Gardeners and Icy Weather

Home Gardeners and Icy Weather Mother Nature continues to offer home gardeners a challenge with icy weather earlier in the week followed hopefully normal spring weather. Many are still pondering what to do MORE » Posted: 3/19/14

Making Sense (and Cents) out of Home Energy Efficiency Projects popular

Making Sense (and Cents) out of Home Energy Efficiency Projects - The average U.S. household spends over $2,000 a year on energy. Whether you are considering making major energy efficient upgrades to your MORE » – from   Home Energy ConservationPosted: 2/18/14

Pruning Fruit Trees

Pruning Fruit Trees Do you have questions on how to prune fruit trees? If so you are among many who make calls to Cooperative Extension every year asking for help on pruning. In MORE » Posted: 2/18/14

Shiitake Mushrooms

Shiitake Mushrooms Have you ever wanted to grow your own mushrooms but didn’t know where to start? This is a common question most Horticulture Extension agents receive since growing your own mushrooms has MORE » Posted: 2/18/14

Fruit Tree Garden Column

Fruit Tree Garden Column Have you ever had a fruit tree bloom but never produce any fruit? We often receive this question and although there could be a couple of problems such as MORE » Posted: 2/18/14

Extension Master Gardeners

Extension Master Gardeners Extension Master Gardeners is a great program where Cooperative Extension agents train volunteers to help educate gardeners using unbiased and researched based information. Because the program is so successful we MORE » Posted: 1/31/14

Cover Crops

Cover Crops For some the arctic blast we received this week does not mean much except wearing extra clothing when going outside. However, this kind of weather can wreak havoc on fruit crops. MORE » Posted: 1/31/14

Annual 4-H Spring Plant Sale Now Underway

Rowan County 4-H is now taking orders for their annual Spring Plant Sale.  Varieties available include:  strawberries – Sweet Charlie; blueberries – Baldwin, Delite and Tifblue; blackberries – Natchez and Ouachita; raspberries – MORE » Posted: 1/29/14

Garden Column

Garden Column Unexpected temperature extremes are not unusual for Rowan County, but the extreme blast earlier this week caught many by surprise.  Many will be curious if there was any plant damage due MORE » Posted: 1/9/14

Seed Catalogs

Seed Catalogs Mail boxes are already flowing with those colorful magazines known as seed catalogs. With their vibrant colors and exciting details, it makes every gardener ready for the growing season. If you MORE » Posted: 1/6/14

Agriculture Newsletters

Below are our newsletters from September 2013 to present. 14 January Ag Newsletter 13 November Ag Newsletter 13 September Ag MORE » Posted: 12/31/13

Grow and Eat Holiday Series

Grow and Eat Holiday Series **Grow and Eat Holiday Series** Column for Salisbury Post Danelle Cutting, & Toi Degree December, 11th, 2013 When we last spoke, we had just planned the who, what, MORE » Posted: 12/23/13

Grow and Eat Holiday Series

Grow and Eat Holiday Series **Grow and Eat Holiday Series** Column for Salisbury Post Danelle Cutting & Toi Degree December, 27th, 2013 The party’s over! You can breathe a sigh of relief. But, MORE » Posted: 12/23/13

Grow and Eat Holiday Series

Grow and Eat Holiday Series **Grow and Eat Holiday Series** Column for Salisbury Post Danelle Cutting & Toi Degree December, 17th, 2013 With your Christmas party around the corner, it is time to MORE » Posted: 12/23/13