Category: Hot Topics

Debunking Internet Health Claims

Feb 1, 2019 | Food, Hot Topics

It seems like every day there is a new “cure-all” supplement pill or home-remedy popping up on social media. They claim to cure ailments, improve health and fight disease. With a recent flood of new...

Earth-Kind® Roses

Feb 1, 2019 | Hot Topics

Q: Are there any low maintenance roses I can plant in my landscape? If you desire a low maintenance rose bush, look to the Texas AgriLife Extension Service list of Earth-Kind® Roses. Roses cultivars...

Starting A School Garden- Raised Bed Basics

Jan 4, 2019 | Hot Topics, Vegetables

School gardens are an excellent way to teach students how to grow their own healthy fruits and vegetables. Most schools throughout South Carolina, however, are not built on land ideal for vegetable...

Can Cinnamon Cure Diabetes?

Jan 2, 2019 | Food, Health, Hot Topics

There are many uses for cinnamon. Cinnamon can help to add a sweet flavor to foods without adding sugar, but is cinnamon one of the next “super foods” that could cure diabetes? Before you rush out...

It’s Time For A Clean Sweep, Your Refrigerator Will Thank You.

Dec 3, 2018 | Food, Hot Topics

The time has come where the little ones have adorned us with their costumes and we’re in the middle of fall. Fall is the time of year where football is in season and the cold weather brings us...

Managing Mistletoe

Dec 3, 2018 | Hot Topics

Now that the oaks have shed their leaves, look for the green azalea-sized clusters of mistletoes (Phoradendron serotinum) nestled comfortably in the bare branches. This half-parasitic plant has been...

Winter Interest in the Landscape

Nov 1, 2018 | Hot Topics, Landscape

Does your winter landscape make you want to hibernate until spring? If planned properly, a garden in the winter can provide interest and chase away the winter blues. Many woody and herbaceous...

Reducing Winter Damage in Turfgrass

Oct 2, 2018 | Hot Topics

Turfgrass management in the Carolinas can be quite challenging. During the growing season, many homeowners will have to manage turf through periods of excessive rainfall followed by periods of...

What To Do With All Those Greens?

Oct 1, 2018 | Food, Hot Topics

There are collard greens ready for picking all over South Carolina. Maybe you are harvesting your own greens or maybe you are buying them form local roadside stands. Regardless of how you are...

Kimchi – An Introduction

Sep 3, 2018 | Hot Topics

Kimchi is a fermented cabbage dish and staple in the Korean diet. Its most common preparation involves fermenting cabbage, radishes and sometimes cucumbers and then adding spices. Kimchi is quickly...

Bicarbonates & Limescale

Sep 3, 2018 | Hot Topics

High bicarbonates (HCO3−) are anions (negatively charged ions) found in many of our freshwater sources in South Carolina, especially in deep water wells. In the presence of calcium (Ca2+) or...

Planning for Fall Gardening Success…NOW

Aug 1, 2018 | Hot Topics

The dog days of summer are a sweltering time for South Carolina gardeners. As spring vegetable gardens have all but given up on production, now is the time to get started for fall garden success....