Category: In the Garden

Liming Fish Ponds Starts with a Soil Test

Oct 19, 2020 | In the Garden

In South Carolina, where many of our ponds have been constructed in clay soils, pond water quality may be less than ideal for fish management. Liming can be an important step in a productive and...

What is it? Wednesday

Oct 14, 2020 | In the Garden

Rose Rosette Disease on Knock Out® Rose Fast Fact Rose rosette disease (RRD) is caused by rose rosette virus (RRV). Rose rosette virus is transmitted by grafting or the feeding of eriophyid mites....

Beware the Stinging Cats of Fall

Oct 12, 2020 | In the Garden

With this cooler early fall weather, I just had to get out and do some pruning, which I typically do not do this time of year. I pruned my Curly Willow (Salix matsudana ‘Tortuosa’), a tree with...

Anthurium: Easy Houseplants That Offer Long-Lasting Color

Oct 8, 2020 | In the Garden

While I’ve spent a fair amount of time tending to outdoor plants, my experience with indoor plants was relatively non-existent. The curiosity of the feline members of my household was such that...

What is it? Wednesday

Oct 7, 2020 | In the Garden

Tree squirrel bot fly, Cuterebra emasculator Fast Fact Cuterebra emasculator are natural, native parasites that, typically, do not adversely affect the overall health of their hosts: eastern gray...

Fall in Love with Physical Activity

Oct 7, 2020 | In the Garden

As temperatures drop and summer leaves change colors, outdoor physical activity becomes enjoyable. There are many ways you and your family can get active during the fall season. Here are some fun...

The Pesky Wet Spot in Your Lawn

Oct 6, 2020 | In the Garden

If I had a dollar for every time a client called this year about a wet spot in their lawn, I’d probably be able to adopt another dog. Fortunately for our clients, there are several ways to address...

Cyanobacteria – is it toxic?

Oct 5, 2020 | In the Garden

Summer, it’s that time of year for sweet corn, peaches, watermelon, and pond calls! Pond calls are phone calls, emails, texts, etc. with questions that Extension Agents get on any topic related to...

Mountain Mint

Oct 1, 2020 | In the Garden

Would you like an easy-to-grow perennial that flowers from July to August and is a magnet for many pollinating wasps, skippers, bees, and moths? Then consider mountain mint for your garden. Mountain...

What is it? Wednesday

Sep 30, 2020 | In the Garden

Puss Caterpillar Identification Later instar caterpillars densely covered in yellowish, reddish, brown, or mouse gray setae (hairs). Middorsal crest has rusty to smoky setae. “Tail”...

Native Notes – Goldenrod

Sep 29, 2020 | In the Garden

Thars gold in them thar hills (and in the flatlands too)! The rustling of dried corn stalks, stacks of pumpkins at the roadside stand, Halloween costumes at your local general store… all are signs...

How to Pick a Pumpkin and Select the Best Mums

Sep 28, 2020 | In the Garden

With all those mums and pumpkins at garden centers and farmers markets, how can we select the best and make them last? For an immediate impact, many people choose chrysanthemums (“mums”) in full...