Category: In the Garden

This Month in Your Garden – May 2023

May 1, 2023 | In the Garden

Coastal Region – Christopher Burtt Though summer is not quite here, the heat is on its way. May is the month to start turf care. Care is based on the type of turf. With mower blades fully...

Weed of the Month- Cut Leaf Evening Primrose

Apr 27, 2023 | In the Garden, Weed

Cut leaf evening primrose (Oenothera laciniata) is a native, biannual plant. It forms a rosette during its first year of growth and produces yellow flowers on low spreading stems in its second year....

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report – April 24, 2023

Apr 25, 2023 | In the Garden

Statewide Tom Bilbo reports, “Cyclamen mites are another pest mite of [possible] concern for SC growers, and you should know what to look for as I have confirmed their presence on several farms this...

A Lazy Gardener Considers the Subtleties of the Season

Apr 24, 2023 | In the Garden

South Carolina gardeners often get excited towards the end of February when temperatures climb into the 60s and 70s but know spring is still a month away. As tempting as it is, it is understood...

Cupheas

Apr 20, 2023 | In the Garden

Are you tired of planting the same summer annuals over and over? Want to spice up your containers with something different that will attract hummingbirds, butterflies, bees, and other pollinating...

What Is It? Wednesday – Parasitized Aphid

Apr 19, 2023 | In the Garden

This aphid has been parasitized by a tiny parasitoid wasp. Parasitoid wasps lay eggs in a host, like this aphid. As the egg hatches and the larva develops, it causes the aphid to swell, making it...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report- April 17, 2023

Apr 18, 2023 | In the Garden, Uncategorized

Coastal Region Zack Snipes reports, “I took what seemed like 100000 calls, emails, and texts last week about some odd symptoms on the older leaves of plants. The symptoms included interveinal...

Caterpillars for the Birds

Apr 17, 2023 | In the Garden

Spring is here! All the signs are evident, including walking into caterpillars hanging from trees by slender threads (which happened to me last week). These danglers are often members of the...

What is that Ugly Growth?

Apr 13, 2023 | In the Garden

Camellias and azaleas are subject to a disease that occurs in the spring on new growth. If you grow these in your landscape, you might notice some unusual-looking foliage. Light green to pink,...

What Is It? Wednesday – Stinkhorns

Apr 12, 2023 | In the Garden

If you knelt down and gave this mushroom a sniff, I can promise you would not take a bite out of it. This mushroom belongs to a group known as stinkhorns. They get their name from the terrible (to...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report – April 10, 2023

Apr 11, 2023 | In the Garden

Coastal Region Rob Last reports, “It has been another variable week in the low country with 1.6” of rainfall recorded and wide temperature variations. The rain has been beneficial in establishing...

What Is It? Wednesday – Cold Damage

Apr 5, 2023 | In the Garden

The dark-colored tissue on this holly was damaged by the cold weather we experienced the week of March 20th. Damage to new growth is most likely to occur in the Spring when a frost or freeze follows...