Okra, Pickles, and Cornbread
There are many foods and ingredients that elicit strong opinions among eaters, often based on one unpleasant sensory experience due to poor preparation and not the food itself. Okra, a mucilaginous...
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Childhood Obesity: Changes to Make Now, for Their Future
As September comes to an end, it is important to recognize that this month is Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. In the past 30 years, obesity rates have tripled among youth in the United States....
What Is It? Wednesday – Virus on Squash
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...
SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report- September 25, 2023
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...
Ironweed
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...
September 25 Week 4 Garden Photos
“In nature nothing exists alone.” ~Rachel Carson~ Red-spotted Purple Butterfly (Limenitis arthemis astyanax) Ginger Long, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University Century Plant (Agave americana)...
Gardening For Warblers
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...
What Is It? Wednesday – Snake Bean Flower
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...
SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report – September 18, 2023
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...
A Lazy Gardener Gets Climate-Smart
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...
September 18 Week 3 Garden Photos
Creepy, Crawly, and Cool: Part 2 Southern Green Stinkbug Instars (Nezara viridula) Barbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University Female Carolina Wolf Spider (Hogna carolinensis) with spiderlings...
Make Some Room for Pawpaws in Your Edible Landscape
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...