Burnout
Burnout is often mentioned, especially during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Burnout comes from prolonged stress over time, whether the stressors are mental, physical, or emotional. You have reached...
Category: In the Garden
Be Water-Wise: Washing Paint from Paint Equipment
Painting is a lot of work. Once you finish, you must clean up. How do you wash your paintbrushes? Many people wash their paintbrushes in the sink with running water or clean them outside with a...
More than a Honeycrisp; Local Apple Options for Diehard HC Fans
‘Honeycrisp’ apples are a consumer favorite, but if you ask growers in South Carolina, it is a much different story. While consumers desire a red apple with a combination of crunch and sweet,...
Move More, Sit Less
Our bodies are a combination of 206 bones and more than 600 muscles that do everything from pumping blood to helping us carry heavy groceries to the kitchen. Just like any other animal, our bodies...
Cardinal Flower
Want to attract butterflies and hummingbirds to your shady garden, and you have too many rabbit or deer visitors? Planting cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) is your answer. A Southeastern native...
A Step-by-Step Guide to School or Community Garden Clean-up
Cleaning up a school garden after a prolonged absence or period of neglect can seem like an overwhelming task, particularly now as schools are working out how to reopen safely. Although it seems the...
Controlling Aquatic Weeds in Your Pond
“Help! My pond is covered with scum!” As summertime temperatures creep up, so do the number of calls Extension offices receive from residents concerned with nuisance weeds or algae in their pond....
Beneficial Yellow Garden Spiders
The yellow garden spider (Argiope aurantia) is also known as a writing spider. Legend has it that if you disturb or damage the web, then the spider will write your name when it reweaves the web. One...
Caution Urged After Mystery Seed Mailings
Tom Hallman, Public Service and Agriculture CLEMSON, S.C. – State agriculture officials are warning South Carolinians to be wary of unsolicited packages of seeds mailed to them. The South Carolina...
What’s on Tap? Well Water and Your Health
Many of us turn to diet and lifestyle changes to improve our health, but for SC residents sourcing their drinking water from a private well, regular testing of well water can be just as important an...
Ouch! Poisonous Packsaddle Caterpillars
Have you ever been stung by a packsaddle caterpillar? If so, it’s an experience you will never forget. A number of years ago, I had an unfortunate encounter with one while picking corn, and the...
Copperheads In South Carolina
Copperhead snakes (Agkistrodon contortrix) are found throughout South Carolina and are one of the six venomous snake species, out of 38 total snake species, that our state has. The copperhead gets...