Category: In the Garden

How to Lower Excessive Phosphorus in a Vegetable Garden with Cover Crops

Nov 6, 2023 | In the Garden

You have received your soil test results and found that you have high phosphorus in your soil. Excessive phosphorus in the soil may be due to where you live, especially in the coastal areas of South...

This Month in Your Garden- November 2023

Nov 2, 2023 | In the Garden

Coastal Region- Christopher Burtt The first frost of the autumn can occur between October 15th – November 15th depending on the location. Winter protection should be done based on specific...

What Is It? Wednesday – Pineapple Guava Fruit

Nov 1, 2023 | In the Garden

Last week, I found this pineapple guava fruit growing on a bush in Charleston. Pineapple guava is an incredibly tasty fruit from an evergreen shrub native to South America. The shrub grows well...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report – October 30, 2023

Oct 31, 2023 | In the Garden

Coastal Region Zack Snipes We are very dry in the Lowcountry and could really use a good rain to water strawberries in. There is no mention of rain in the 10-day forecast, unfortunately. We are...

Could Soil pH Be Limiting Your Garden’s Potential?

Oct 30, 2023 | In the Garden

Soil pH is an often-overlooked component of soil fertility. While nutrient deficiencies of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), and micronutrients can restrict plant growth, an out-of-range...

What Is It? Wednesday – Melonworm

Oct 25, 2023 | In the Garden

This hole was most likely made by a melonworm. A hole this size is actually an exit hole chewed by the worm on its way out to pupate. Before that, the worm was inside the bloom feeding on the...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report – October 23, 2023

Oct 24, 2023 | In the Garden

Coastal Region Zack Snipes Strawberries were on everyone’s mind last week and again this week. We are in full swing of planting. To say I am underwhelmed at the plugs we have received is an...

Got Leaves?

Oct 23, 2023 | In the Garden

In the fall, I saddle up my white steed, which happens to be a 2007 hatchback, toss in several plastic trash bags and a short-handled rake, and become the Leaf Ranger. I drive through subdivisions...

Pink Turtlehead

Oct 19, 2023 | In the Garden

Pink Turtlehead (Chelone lyonii) is a native fall-blooming perennial that grows best in organically rich soil in the sun to part shade. In its natural habitat, pink turtlehead is found in wet wooded...

What Is It? Wednesday- Fasciation

Oct 18, 2023 | In the Garden

This squash is showing abnormal growth, known as fasciation. Fasciation is the abnormal development of a meristem or growing point. The cause of this condition is not well understood but is most...

Glorious Goldenrod

Oct 16, 2023 | In the Garden

I love this time of year when the roadsides and gardens become full of gold. Goldenrod is everywhere! It brightens the landscape and lifts my mood. Goldenrod comes in all different shapes, sizes,...

The Beech Blight Aphid Nymphs

Oct 12, 2023 | In the Garden

The white, cottony masses covering the small branches on this American beech tree, Fagus grandifolia, are beech blight aphid nymphs. The nymph’s abdomen is covered with a white, cottony mass of waxy...