Muscadine Grape
Explore the benefits of growing muscadine grapes, including their unique flavor and high nutritional value.
Category: Fruits & Vegetables
Reasons for Poor-Quality Pecans
Learn how pests, diseases, and environmental factors affect pecan quality.
Pecan Diseases
Learn how to recognize and manage common pecan diseases.
Fig
Plant and grow fig trees with advice on soil, watering, and pruning for a bountiful harvest.
Strawberry Basics
Selecting Strawberries Choose bright red, fresh and clean strawberries with a sweet scent. Choose berries with green caps still attached. Choose containers that are clean and in good condition. Make...
Peach Basics
Getting Ready to Preserve Peaches Choose ripe, mature fruit of ideal quality for eating fresh or cooking. Dip fruit in boiling water for 30 to 60 seconds until skins loosen. Dip quickly in cold...
Melon Basics
Buying Melons When selecting melons of any variety, look for quality and freshness. The melon rind should have good color and should not be misshapen or bruised. The rind should give slightly at the...
Apple
Apple diseases, including fire blight, scab, and cedar-apple rust, severely impact production in South Carolina. While apple trees grow statewide, commercial orchards are confined to the Blue Ridge region, where cooler weather helps but does not eliminate the need for intensive disease management. Elsewhere, high disease pressure makes apple farming impractical, with most homegrown apples lost to disease.
Plum
Plum trees are not recommended for home gardeners, as they struggle with environmental factors and pest pressure, even under intensive care. The time and cost required for proper management often make backyard production impractical. While success is possible, these crops are generally best left to commercial growers.
Persimmon
Learn how to cultivate persimmons, from planting to harvesting, and enjoy this delicious, versatile fruit.
Bunch Grapes
Bunch grapes are not recommended for home gardeners, as they struggle with environmental factors and pest pressure.
Selecting Good Seeds or Plants
Choose the best seeds and transplants for your garden by understanding quality indicators and selecting the right varieties.