Category: In the Garden

Don’t let winter leave your lawn patchy. Learn how to protect bare spots and prepare your turf for spring with these erosion-fighting tips.

Rain and cooler weather mark the end of the growing season across South Carolina. Strawberry planting is nearly complete, while diamondback moths and two-spot cotton leafhoppers continue to cause concern in some regions. Read this week’s regional updates from Extension agents and find links to the Strawberry Webinar Series, sweetpotato grower survey, and other helpful resources.

Learn why you should never touch the Southern Flannel Caterpillar and what to do if you’re stung by this deceptively furry insect.

Add eerie beauty to your Halloween decorations with these spooky houseplants—low-maintenance choices that bring life and intrigue indoors.

McLeod Farms blends tradition and technology as a fifth-generation South Carolina farm known for its exclusive peaches, local produce, and family agritourism.

Strawberry planting is wrapping up in some areas and ramping up in others, while fall greens are growing strong across South Carolina. This week’s field report shares regional crop updates, pest and disease observations, and reminders about the Strawberry Webinar Series, statewide sweetpotato survey, and upcoming grower events.

Add fall color and attract hummingbirds with candy corn plants. Learn how to grow and maintain Cuphea micropetala in South Carolina gardens.

Bring bold color and pollinators to your garden with easy-to-grow Mexican sunflowers. Discover care tips, cultivars, and seed-saving advice.

Learn how Beauveria bassiana naturally controls pests like diamondback moths and when to apply bioinsecticides for best results.

Explore the Southern heritage of muscadines, their origins, legends of the Mother Vine, and how these native grapes shaped regional culture and cuisine.

Bleeding hearts bring beauty and pollinator value to shady gardens. Discover native species and care tips for South Carolina landscapes.

Fall weather brings active disease scouting, strawberry planting, and strong muscadine and sweetpotato harvests in South Carolina’s October 2025 report.