Small-Scale Gardening
When planting a traditional garden with conventional rows, approximately 100 square feet per crop per individual are necessary to provide fresh food for a season. An additional 100 square feet per...
Author: LayLa Burgess
This Month in Your Garden- August 2022
Coastal Region – Christopher Burtt This is the warmest part of the Summer. Watch for disease and insect issues and pay attention to water. Just because it is hot, do be careful not to...
The Gardener’s Toolkit- Deadheading
Gardeners toss around the term deadheading when discussing flowering, but what does it mean? Deadheading is pruning to remove older, faded flowers from a plant. But why is this technique beneficial...
The Cilantro-Coriander Connection
Want to know how to get two distinct flavors from one plant? Well, the plant known as Coriandrum sativum can provide just that. C. sativum is commonly cultivated as a low growing, vegetative herb...
Let’s Grow Sunflowers
Nothing brings on the brightness of mid-summer to early fall like the colors provided by sunflowers. Sunflowers (Helianthus annuus) have a wide skill set. They are grown for beauty, for pollination...
Pickens, Oconee, Anderson (POA) Master Gardener Program
2020 Master Gardener Training Course registration is OPEN Join Master Gardener Coordinator LayLa Burgess for her spring 2020 Master Gardener class. The class will meet each Monday, January 27...
Majestic Hemlocks
Ten species of hemlock tree exist worldwide, with four of those species native to North America (NA). The eastern United States is home to two of the native NA species, Canadian or eastern hemlock...
Elevated Gardening
Is the thought of preparing and planting an in-ground or raised bed garden becoming a little overwhelming this year? Is bending down to the ground getting a bit tough on the lower back these days?...
Fall Leaves: To Leave or Not to Leave
Fall brings that time of year when leaf color can be its most vibrant! However, as time marches on towards the winter season, leaves quickly begin to fall to the ground and create a blanket of...
October Week 5 Garden Photos
Interesting plants may be found both indoors and outdoors. Viola saintpaulia 'Alabama' African Violet Alabama African Violet Barbara H. Smith, ©2018 HGIC, Clemson Extension Hedychium flavescens...
Pickens, Oconee, Anderson (POA) Master Gardener Program
Join Master Gardener Coordinator LayLa Burgess for her spring 2019 Master Gardener class. The class will meet each Monday, January 28 through May 20, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., at SC...
Basil and Pesto
Basil (Ocimum basilicum) is an annual herb that is easily grown in South Carolina. It flourishes in full to part-sun and in well-drained soil enriched with organic matter (pH range 6.0-6.5)....
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