Author: Sarah Oswald Scott

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report – April 22, 2024

Apr 23, 2024 | In the Garden

Check out the latest episode of the SC Grower Exchange Podcast below. Statewide Jhessye Moore-Thomas As the end of the first year of the Climate-Smart Grown in SC program is approaching, leafy...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report- April 8, 2024

Apr 9, 2024 | In the Garden

Check out Extension Vegetable Pathologist Tony Keinath’s latest article in Growing Produce, Choose Cover Crops that Suppress Pathogens in Your Vegetable Plantings. Also, check out the latest episode...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report – April 1, 2024

Apr 2, 2024 | In the Garden, Uncategorized

Our Spring meeting season is starting to wind down, but keep an eye on the Upcoming Events tab periodically so you don’t miss anything. Coming up this week is the Upstate Vegetable Production...

Question of the Week – Shothole borer

Mar 27, 2024 | In the Garden

What caused the damage found on a dead branch of this peach tree? This damage was caused by a shothole borer. Shothole borers typically find a way into the wood through damage initially caused by...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report – March 25, 2024

Mar 26, 2024 | In the Garden

Our recent Question of the Week post about the latrine from the War of 1812 received a lot of attention over the last week. Here is an article from the Charlotte Observer that provides a little more...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report – March 18, 2024

Mar 19, 2024 | In the Garden

We have lots of meetings coming up over the next few months, so be sure to keep a close eye on the Upcoming Events tab so you don’t miss anything. Also, check out the latest episode of the SC Grower...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report – March 4, 2024

Mar 5, 2024 | In the Garden

Check out the latest episode of the SC Grower Exchange Podcast. Coastal Region Zack Snipes We are getting some warmer weather, but it has been accompanied by wet, humid, and damp conditions. Fields...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report- February 26, 2024

Feb 27, 2024 | In the Garden

We have lots of meetings coming up over the next few months, so be sure to keep a close eye on the Upcoming Events tab so you don’t miss anything. Coming up this week is the Pee Dee Vegetable...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report- February 12, 2024

Feb 13, 2024 | In the Garden

Check out last week’s episode of the SC Grower Exchange Podcast. Don’t forget to look at our Resources tab for links to crop handbooks, helpful websites, and related blogs. Coastal Region Zack...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report- February 5, 2024

Feb 6, 2024 | In the Garden

Coastal Region Zack Snipes We had some rough winds and heavy rains last night. Growers are busy in the fields getting things ready for the spring. I am seeing a good bit of purpling in brassicas...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report – September 18, 2023

Sep 19, 2023 | In the Garden

Coastal Region Zack Snipes I had a few questions this week about insect damage on a variety of crops. I want to emphasize how important identifying the pest is. In one particular case, it looked...

What Is It? Wednesday – Armillaria Root Rot

Jul 12, 2023 | In the Garden

What is growing at the base of this peach tree? These are mushrooms from the fungal root disease Armillaria Root Rot (Armillaria spp.). This soil-borne disease is of major concern for the stone...