Category: In the Garden

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report – October 2, 2023

Oct 3, 2023 | In the Garden

Coastal Region Zack Snipes I’m scared to mention the word “fall,” but lately, it’s felt a little like…fall. I hope we planted enough pumpkins for all the pumpkin spice lattes...

What Is It? Wednesday – Virus on Squash

Sep 27, 2023 | In the Garden

This squash is showing symptoms of a virus. There are numerous viruses that affect cucurbit crops, which may be transmitted in various ways, such as by insects (aphids, whiteflies, cucumber...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report- September 25, 2023

Sep 26, 2023 | In the Garden

Coastal Region Zack Snipes We’ve had a great week of fall-ish weather for crops. Okra is still coming in at good volumes. Brassicas are in varying stages right now. I have seen some weird disease...

Ironweed

Sep 25, 2023 | In the Garden

Fall has arrived in South Carolina! Native fall-blooming wildflowers, with their flower colors of intense purple, yellow, orange, and white hues, brighten up the autumn landscape. One of my...

Gardening For Warblers

Sep 21, 2023 | In the Garden

Fall bird migration is in full swing in South Carolina. As our temperatures cool and the days get shorter, many birds start preparing to move south. Many warblers pass through the South Carolina...

What Is It? Wednesday – Snake Bean Flower

Sep 20, 2023 | In the Garden

This hairy-looking flower will develop into a snake bean flower. I recently visited a community garden and was stumped when the groundskeeper asked me if I knew what plant this crazy-looking flower...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report – September 18, 2023

Sep 19, 2023 | In the Garden

Coastal Region Zack Snipes I had a few questions this week about insect damage on a variety of crops. I want to emphasize how important identifying the pest is. In one particular case, it looked...

A Lazy Gardener Gets Climate-Smart

Sep 18, 2023 | In the Garden

Last year, the United States Department of Agriculture announced a $70 million investment into a Clemson-South Carolina State partnership “to increase the acreage and number of farmers using cover...

Make Some Room for Pawpaws in Your Edible Landscape

Sep 14, 2023 | In the Garden

You’re familiar with peaches, apples, and pears. But have you heard of pawpaws? Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) is an under-appreciated native tree that can be found growing wild from northern Florida to...

What Is It? Wednesday – Passionflower

Sep 13, 2023 | In the Garden

This crazy looking flower is a passionflower bloom (Passiflora incarnata). Passionflower is fast-growing vine that is native to the Southeast. It shows up on the edges of fields and wooded areas,...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report – September 11, 2023

Sep 12, 2023 | In the Garden

Midlands Region Rob Last Some welcome rainfall we had over the weekend will help to keep soil moisture reserves available for crops. Looking at the forecast, we are looking at some reduced...

Invasive Plant Spotlight: Sweet Autumn Clematis

Sep 11, 2023 | In the Garden

If you’ve been noticing masses of showy white flowers rambling over vegetation along the roadsides, it might be Sweet Autumn Clematis (Clematis terniflora). Also known as Sweet Autumn Virginsbower,...