What is It? Wednesday – Glyphosate Damage
This young tomato plant is suffering from glyphosate damage that occurred when row middles were being sprayed. Glyphosate is a systemic herbicide, so damage shows up at the growing point. At this...
Category: In the Garden
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Homeowner Pesticide Usage
Many homeowners use pesticides to help control pests inside and outside their homes. These treatments may include fire ant treatment, aerosol spray for stinging insects, treatment for ants and...
SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report – August 15, 2022
Coastal Region Zack Snipes reports, “We are in our lull period of production right now for the most part. Okra is coming in very strong in high volumes. It’s getting difficult to pick it all. Fall...
What Is It? Wednesday – Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar
This looks a lot like bird poop; however, it’s just a camouflage tactic of the giant swallowtail caterpillar (Papilio cresphontes). This species is often called the “orangedog” as they feed on...
Kale Is a Headless Cabbage
Kale has come to the forefront in the last decade or two as the ultimate leafy-green health food, which is both nutritious and high in fiber. Maybe it is because there are so many varieties of kale....
Small-Scale Gardening
When planting a traditional garden with conventional rows, approximately 100 square feet per crop per individual are necessary to provide fresh food for a season. An additional 100 square feet per...
SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report – August 8, 2022
Coastal Region Zack Snipes reports, “For the most part, it has been hot and dry in the Lowcountry. Things are relatively quiet. I have seen and heard reports of high whitefly numbers in various...
Weed of the Month – Prostrate Spurge
Prostrate spurge (Chameasyce maculatais) a low-growing, mat-forming, annual summer weed. It grows from a taproot that can grow to a depth of 18 inches and can spread as much as three feet across. It...
What Is It? Wednesday – Mantidfly
This may look a lot like a paper wasp, but it is actually a mantidfly. If you look carefully, you’ll notice the front pair of legs is different from the two back pairs. The front legs look like...
Give Your Bearded Irises Some Space – Divide Them
Let’s talk about division. Not the division you learned in math class. The kind that involves separating or splitting herbaceous perennials to make more plants. Perennials, such as bearded...
You Can Help the Monarch Butterflies
In July 2022, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) drew attention to North America’s migrating monarchs by adding them to their ICUN Red List of Threatened Species. In the...
Pineapple Lilies
Pineapple lilies (Eucomis species) are one of my favorite summer flowering bulbs. These attractive perennial bulbs originate from South Africa, and the long, strap-like green or burgundy foliage...