Category: In the Garden

Growers report strawberry planting, fall harvests, and pest activity; check planting depth, inspect transplants, and scout crops for pests and disease.

Meet forsythia sage, a tall fall-blooming perennial native to Mexico with buttery-yellow flower spikes and aromatic foliage.

Joro spiders are spreading in parts of South Carolina. Learn when they appear, whether they pose a danger, and how to report a sighting.

This South Carolina field update covers recent rainfall, strawberry planting, fall crop conditions, disease risks, and pest activity across the state.

Grow heat-loving Chinese Red Noodle beans in South Carolina. Learn when to plant, support the vines, and harvest the pods.

Find regional gardening tasks for October in South Carolina, from planting garlic, onions, pansies, and spring bulbs to managing lawns, drought, houseplants, fall flowers, pumpkins, and mums.

Field reports cover cooler weather, fall crop performance, strawberry prep, cucumber harvest, pest and disease scouting, and in-line fumigation guidance.

Lichens may look like simple splotches on bark or rock, but these remarkable partnerships create a miniature world of color, form, and environmental clues.

South Carolina growers report muscadine harvests winding down, fall brassicas developing well, strawberry beds being prepared, and continued monitoring for pests, diseases, nematodes, and crop damage.

Learn about New England aster flowers, plant size, cultivars, care, propagation, pests, and pollinator benefits.

Apple and muscadine harvests begin in South Carolina as growers scout for disease in okra, tomatoes, pecans, and figs.