Category: In the Garden

Children should never spray pesticides. Learn how adults can store, apply, and dispose of pesticides safely around the home.

Cooler temperatures and rain are shaping field conditions across South Carolina. This week’s update covers two-spotted cotton leafhopper sightings, disease risks, whiteflies, root-knot nematodes, crop cleanup, and fall crop progress.

Explore fall 2026 South Carolina Native Plant Certificate classes in Clemson, Charleston and Myrtle Beach. Learn about native plants, botany, sustainable landscaping, plant communities and more through core classes and electives offered by the South Carolina Botanical Garden and South Carolina Native Plant Society.

Identify perilla mint by its leaves, stems, odor, and flower spikes; learn its control methods, culinary uses, and livestock concerns.

Kudzu is one of the South’s most invasive vines. Learn how to identify it, understand its growth, and choose the best control methods.

The August 10 South Carolina Vegetable Field Report highlights the first 2026 detection of the invasive two-spotted cotton leafhopper, increasing disease pressure in cucurbits, ongoing fall planting, and regional production updates from Clemson Extension specialists across the state.

Get your South Carolina garden ready for late summer with regional gardening advice for August. Learn what vegetables to plant for fall harvests, protect landscapes during extreme heat, monitor invasive pests, support pollinators, and discover fun gardening activities for children. Tips are organized for the Coastal, Midlands, and Upstate regions to help gardeners succeed statewide.

Heavy rainfall, high insect pressure, and continued fall planting are shaping this week’s South Carolina fruit and vegetable production. Clemson Extension agents report regional crop conditions, pest activity, disease concerns, and field observations from across the state.

Fall vegetable planting is underway across South Carolina despite continued hot, dry weather. This week’s field report covers disease pressure, cucumber beetles, peach harvest, irrigation challenges, and the latest observations from Extension specialists across the state.

Ornamental sweetpotato vine (Ipomoea batatas) is an easy-to-grow annual prized for its colorful foliage and vigorous growth. Learn how to plant, grow, propagate, overwinter tubers, and choose the best cultivars for containers, hanging baskets, and landscape beds.

Discover how the fraternal potter wasp builds tiny clay nests, protects its young, and naturally controls caterpillars, making it a beneficial garden insect.