Category: In the Garden

What Is It? Wednesday? – Imperial Moth Caterpillar

Nov 9, 2022 | In the Garden

This is the caterpillar of the imperial moth (Eacles imperialis). The imperial moth is one of the largest moths in the Southeast. The caterpillars feed on the foliage of pines, oaks, maples,...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report – November 7, 2022

Nov 8, 2022 | In the Garden

Coastal Region Rob Last reports, “Strawberry plants have arrived in the last two weeks and are in the ground. Overall, the plantings look good. One thing to consider is using overhead irrigation to...

“Carolina Gold” Rice Growing in the Hanover House Garden

Nov 7, 2022 | In the Garden

This heirloom grain, together with the skilled knowledge and forced labor of West Africans and their descendants, made South Carolina very, very rich. From 1720 to the outbreak of the Civil War,...

In the Balm of Your Hand

Nov 3, 2022 | In the Garden

They go by many common names, including horsemint and bergamot, but the common name I like the most for the plants in the genus Monarda is “Bee Balm.” Just as the name suggests, this group of plants...

What Is It? Wednesday – Autonomous Robotic Laser Weeder

Nov 2, 2022 | In the Garden

The fully autonomous robotic laser weeder creeps through the field without a human driver, using GPS, Lidar, and multiple sensors. The machine detects weeds in the planted crop. When a weed is...

This Month in Your Garden – November 2022

Nov 1, 2022 | In the Garden

Coastal Region- Laura Lee Rose Continue with the gardening chores you didn’t finish last month. It is still an excellent time to plant woody trees and shrubs. Plant ones grown in small containers...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Grower Field Report – October 31, 2022

Oct 31, 2022 | In the Garden

Coastal Region Zack Snipes reports, “It’s been a very cloudy and humid week in the Lowcountry. The temperatures are perfect, but the lack of sunshine has plants in a holding pattern. It has been...

A Lazy Gardener Contemplates the Death of a Leaf

Oct 27, 2022 | In the Garden

Soon, ghosts and goblins will take to the streets to celebrate this season for the macabre. Today, Halloween is an occasion for dressing up in costumes and trick-or-treating. Its origins include...

What Is It? Wednesday – Cutleaf Evening Primrose

Oct 26, 2022 | In the Garden

This is cutleaf evening primrose. This weed germinates and starts appearing in the fall and grows through the winter and spring until the weather gets hot. It starts out in a rosette with smooth...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report – October 24, 2022

Oct 25, 2022 | In the Garden

Check out the new rainfall calculator on the Clemson Weather website. This feature calculates the amount of rainfall received in a particular location over a specified time. Midlands Region Justin...

Swamp Sunflower

Oct 24, 2022 | In the Garden

I recently had the opportunity to attend a gardening symposium in Louisiana. One of my favorite fall-flowering wildflowers, swamp sunflower (Helianthus angustifolius), was in full bloom all along...

Leave the Leaves Revisited

Oct 20, 2022 | In the Garden

On a recent walk through the neighborhood with our family dog, it was apparent that fall was in full swing. Except for the evergreens, fewer trees have a full canopy of green leaves. Deciduous tree...