Author: Jackie Jordan

This Month in Your Garden – March 1, 2024

Mar 4, 2024 | In the Garden

Coastal Region- Glen Payne Irrigation systems can now be turned on to perform annual audits before spring officially arrives. Controllers found in the OFF position should be turned ON as ground...

This Month in Your Garden- December 2023

Dec 4, 2023 | In the Garden, Uncategorized

Coastal Region- Brad Fowler Unexpected temperature drops in early winter may cause cold damage to plants, but wait to do corrective pruning until the damage can be fully assessed in late winter or...

This Month in Your Garden September 2023

Sep 4, 2023 | In the Garden

Coastal Region – Christopher Burtt Continue mowing the turf at a normal height until the nighttime temperatures begin to cool. Once it begins to cool, raise the mower height to allow more...

This Month in Your Garden- July 2023

Jul 3, 2023 | In the Garden

Coastal Region – Christopher Burtt Apply a second (or third) application (if necessary) of turf fertilizer. Follow soil result guidelines for appropriate ratios. Do not exceed 1 pound of...

Weed of the Month- Common Ragweed

Jun 29, 2023 | In the Garden, Weed

Common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) is a North American native plant in the aster family. It has a rapid growth rate and can reach four to six feet tall. Common ragweed is a summer annual. It...

Weed of the Month- American Burnweed

May 29, 2023 | In the Garden

American burnweed (Erechtites hieraciifolius) is an annual summer weed. It is native to North America and is a member of the aster family. It is a fast-growing weed that can reach heights up to...

Weed of the Month- Cut Leaf Evening Primrose

Apr 27, 2023 | In the Garden, Weed

Cut leaf evening primrose (Oenothera laciniata) is a native, biannual plant. It forms a rosette during its first year of growth and produces yellow flowers on low spreading stems in its second year....

Weed of the Month – Field Madder

Mar 30, 2023 | In the Garden, Weed

Field madder (Sherardia arvensis)is a mat-forming, prostrate winter annual. It has four to six leaves that whorl around a square stem. It produces lavender to pale pink flowers. In addition, field...

Repotting Your Orchid

Mar 9, 2023 | In the Garden, Uncategorized

Most orchids are epiphytes and grow on the branches of trees in their native habitat. They are grown in pots in either sphagnum moss or bark to make care easier for commercial growers and consumers....

Weed of the Month – Wild Garlic

Jan 30, 2023 | In the Garden

Wild garlic (Allium vineale) is a winter, perennial weed that looks like a clump of blue-green grass. Native to Europe and east Asia, this weed is commonly found throughout the Southeast. It was...

Weed of the Month – Prostrate Spurge

Aug 11, 2022 | In the Garden

Prostrate spurge (Chameasyce maculatais) a low-growing, mat-forming, annual summer weed. It grows from a taproot that can grow to a depth of 18 inches and can spread as much as three feet across. It...

Weed of the Month- Rustweed

Jul 12, 2022 | In the Garden

Rustweed (Polypremum procumbens) Rustweed or juniper leaf is a native plant that earns its name from orange coloring in the fall. It is a drought-tolerant summer annual or short-lived perennial...