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Planning a Garden

Feb 12, 2021 | Fruits & Vegetables, In the Garden, Vegetables

Start your gardening journey with strategic planning tips to optimize space, choose crops, and achieve a productive harvest.

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report January 11, 2021

Jan 14, 2021 | Fruits & Vegetables, In the Garden

Coastal Region Rob Last reports, “Vegetable crops are growing out of the impacts of frost well. There is active Alternaria in places on brassica crops. Insect activity in vegetable crops in...

Growing Strawberries

Oct 8, 2020 | Fruits & Vegetables, Small Fruits

While common in home gardens, strawberries are one of the more difficult crops to grow. Ideal fall planting is often hindered by limited transplant availability, and pests like spider mites, along with diseases such as Botrytis and anthracnose, create additional challenges. Proper fertilization and watering are crucial, and in areas with high deer populations, protecting the plants can be especially difficult.

Somewhere Down in the Pawpaw Patch

Aug 31, 2020 | Fruits & Vegetables, In the Garden

When I was growing up in S.C., we kids played outdoors, most days. The weather didn’t matter; I was all about being outside – running, biking, swimming, climbing trees, and exploring. I’ve...

SANDÍAS

Aug 21, 2020 | Fruits & Vegetables, Vegetables

Plantando Las sandías (Citrullus lanatus) son cultivos de estación cálida que crecen mejor a temperaturas promedio del aire entre 70 y 85 ° F. Las semillas de melón no germinan bien en suelos fríos....