Cucumber, Squash, Melon & Other Cucurbit Diseases
Learn how to recognize and manage common cucurbit diseases.
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Jun 6, 2025 | Fruits & Vegetables, Problems, Tree Fruits, Vegetables
Learn how to recognize and manage common cucurbit diseases.
May 12, 2025 | In the Garden
Native fan palms, including cabbage, dwarf, and saw palmettos, are common in South Carolina landscapes. This guide provides key identifying features and tips for managing volunteer seedlings in your yard. Learn about their leaves, flowers, and how to differentiate between these palms.
May 8, 2025 | In the Garden
Spring leaf galls on horse sugar caused by Exobasidium
Apr 15, 2025 | In the Garden
Spring crops like strawberries, peaches, and blueberries are growing rapidly across South Carolina. This week’s field report includes pest alerts, disease updates, and regional grower insights to help you stay ahead in the field.
Apr 8, 2025 | In the Garden
Strawberries are in full swing across South Carolina, and peaches and blueberries are coming on strong. With warm weather and rain in the forecast, disease pressure is increasing. Read the latest statewide and regional crop updates, pest alerts, and field observations from Clemson Extension agents in this week’s SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report.
Jan 17, 2025 | Flowering, Flowers, In the Garden, Perennials
Perennials That Persist Through Droughts and Floods explores resilient plants that can thrive despite South Carolina’s erratic rainfall. From hardy crinum lilies to black-eyed Susans, discover perennials with specialized adaptations like bulbs and rhizomes that enable them to survive both dry spells and flooding. Learn how to strategically plant and care for these tough, beautiful additions to your garden.
Oct 17, 2024 | In the Garden
Marigolds, in the genus Tagetes, are usually thought of as summer annuals. Lemmon’s marigold, Tagetes lemmonii, is a perennial species that blooms in the fall. It deserves a place in any mixed...
Oct 9, 2024 | In the Garden
Where did all the webbing and frass on this rosemary come from? This is from the Southern purple mint moth caterpillar (Pyrausta laticlavia). This caterpillar has been seen on rosemary throughout...
Jun 11, 2024 | In the Garden
Finally, a little rain fell around the state, though things remain fairly dry overall. Disease and insect pests are becoming more common as tomatoes, cucurbits, and sweet corn come to harvest. See...
Jun 4, 2024 | In the Garden
As the weather continues to warm up, strawberry harvest wraps up, tomatoes and peppers are coming on strong, and cucurbit harvest is beginning. Read more details below. Keep an eye on the Upcoming...
Jan 24, 2023 | Fruits & Vegetables, Vegetables
Grow pumpkins and winter squash with tips on planting, pollination, and pest prevention.
Oct 21, 2021 | In the Garden
Daffodils are one of the most reliable spring bulbs for the Southeast. Not all cultivars, though, survive the summer and come back year after year. The following cultivars have a proven track record...
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