This Month in Your Garden – January 2025 provides practical gardening tips tailored for South Carolina's Coastal, Midlands, and Upstate regions. From tool maintenance and soil testing to planning spring gardens and caring for houseplants, this guide covers essential tasks for January. Discover fragrant winter bloomers, learn seed-starting techniques, and prepare your landscape for a thriving growing season ahead.
Beat the January Winter Blues by brightening up your home with houseplants. Candy Floss Amaryllis...
Prickly Pear and Diabetes explores the potential benefits of prickly pear cactus as a plant-based dietary additive for managing type 2 diabetes. While the fruit has no effect on blood sugar, the cactus leaves, or cladodes, show temporary hypoglycemic effects. Learn how prickly pear works, its safe consumption methods, and why it should complement—not replace—medical treatments for diabetes.
Salad: 8 cups of mixed fruit cut into bite-sized pieces (apple, grapes, pineapple, strawberries,...
The Home & Garden Information Center (HGIC) provides research-based information on landscaping, gardening, plant health, household pests, food safety & preservation, and nutrition, physical activity & health. HGIC is designed to complement Clemson’s network of professionals and volunteers by answering the routine types of calls and thereby freeing agents to deal with commercial agriculture/horticulture questions and conduct proactive programming to larger audiences. 1-888-656-9988 (SC residents only, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm, M – F)
Learn about Lenten Rose and its ability to add beauty to shaded landscapes year-round.
South Carolina is blessed with year-round fresh green vegetables, and winter is for collard...
It is important to have a quality soil mix for healthy plant growth. A high-quality container mix...
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