Category: In the Garden

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.

Learn how Liberty Tea became a symbol of American independence and discover herbs, fruits, and native plants used to create these historic herbal beverages.

Cooler Labor Day weather and recent rainfall brought some relief to South Carolina growers. Fall crops are establishing well, muscadine harvest is underway, and growers should scout for whiteflies, insects, and diseases.

September brings cooler weather and a busy list of gardening tasks across South Carolina. Learn what to plant, maintain, and prepare for fall and winter in the Coastal, Midlands, and Upstate regions.

South Carolina strawberry field preparation is underway as growers bed, fumigate, and prepare for October planting. Clemson Extension agents also report increased disease pressure following recent rains, fall vegetable establishment, and late-summer crop conditions across the state.

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