Category: In the Garden

This odd brown thing is a luffa gourd. Contrary to popular belief, luffa is a plant in the cucurbit family and not a sea sponge. This plant is very vigorous and prolific and does extremely well in...

Coastal Region Zack Snipes I’m scared to mention the word “fall,” but lately, it’s felt a little like…fall. I hope we planted enough pumpkins for all the pumpkin spice lattes...

Coastal Region- Brad Fowler Don’t fertilize too late! Applying fertilizers containing nitrogen to turfgrass at this time of year can lead to damage and contribute to fungal problems. Winter weeds...

This squash is showing symptoms of a virus. There are numerous viruses that affect cucurbit crops, which may be transmitted in various ways, such as by insects (aphids, whiteflies, cucumber...

Coastal Region Zack Snipes We’ve had a great week of fall-ish weather for crops. Okra is still coming in at good volumes. Brassicas are in varying stages right now. I have seen some weird disease...

Fall has arrived in South Carolina! Native fall-blooming wildflowers, with their flower colors of intense purple, yellow, orange, and white hues, brighten up the autumn landscape. One of my...

Fall bird migration is in full swing in South Carolina. As our temperatures cool and the days get shorter, many birds start preparing to move south. Many warblers pass through the South Carolina...

This hairy-looking flower will develop into a snake bean flower. I recently visited a community garden and was stumped when the groundskeeper asked me if I knew what plant this crazy-looking flower...

Coastal Region Zack Snipes I had a few questions this week about insect damage on a variety of crops. I want to emphasize how important identifying the pest is. In one particular case, it looked...

Last year, the United States Department of Agriculture announced a $70 million investment into a Clemson-South Carolina State partnership “to increase the acreage and number of farmers using cover...

You’re familiar with peaches, apples, and pears. But have you heard of pawpaws? Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) is an under-appreciated native tree that can be found growing wild from northern Florida to...

This crazy looking flower is a passionflower bloom (Passiflora incarnata). Passionflower is fast-growing vine that is native to the Southeast. It shows up on the edges of fields and wooded areas,...