October 18 Week 4 Garden Photos
Meet Your Clemson Extension Horticulture Agent Team Cory Tanner, Horticulture Program Team Director, Statewide shannt@clemson.edu Kerrie Roach, ©2021, Clemson University Zack Snipes, Assistant...
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Martha Daniell Logan’s 1752 Gardening Calendar
How many times have you heard the phrase “Genes don’t lie?” I am an amateur genealogist who has spent years researching my family lines. Imagine my absolute delight in discovering that my 7th...
Tomato Mushroom and Sausage Sauté with Cheese Grits
2 tbsp canola oil 12 oz package original breakfast sausage links 4 green onions chopped with white and green portions separated 8 oz portabella mushrooms, sliced 1-pint cherry tomatoes, halved 1 tsp...
Canning Tomatoes Activity
Adapted from: So Easy to Preserve, 6th ed., p. 151 Please read Using Boiling Water Canners handout before beginning. Ingredients: 1 ¼ pounds of tomatoes per jar ¼ teaspoon citric acid per pint jar...
Cranberry-Apple Preserves: Steps for Home Canning
Ingredients: 2 pounds cranberries 3 green apples, cored, peeled, chopped 1 orange, seeded and chopped 3 cups sugar 2 cups water ½ cup honey 1. Wash jars in hot water and rinse. 2. Fill canner half...
Spiced Apple Rings
12 lbs firm tart apples (maximum diameter 2½ inches) 12 cups sugar 6 cups water 1¼ cups white vinegar (5 percent) 3 tbsp whole cloves ¾ cup red hot cinnamon candies or 8 cinnamon sticks 1 tsp red...
SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report October 11, 2021
Coastal Region Rob Last reports, “We are progressing well with preparations for strawberry planting. Some plants are due to be delivered this week. Remember, if fumigants have been used, check to...
October 11 Week 2 Garden Photos
Life in the Meadow Part 2 Spinybacked Orbweaver (Gasteracantha canciformis) Barbara H. Smith, ©2021 HGIC, Clemson University Clouded Skipper Butterfly (Lerema accius) on New England Aster...
National Apple and Cranberry Month
October has rolled in, and with it comes National Apple and Cranberry Month. At this time of year, you may see more and more recipes prepared with apples or cranberries. Apples and cranberries can...
October 4 Week 1 Garden Photos
Life in the Meadow Part 1 Bumble Bee on Goldenrod (Soldiago species) Barbara H. Smith, ©2021 HGIC, Clemson University Virginia Meadow Beauty (Rhexia virginica) Barbara H. Smith, ©2021 HGIC, Clemson...
Should You Overseed Your Warm-Season Lawn?
Do you dream of a lawn that is green year-round? Warm-season grasses turn brown in cooler weather, and although natural, some people turn to the practice of overseeding to maintain a green lawn...
Give Parthenocarpic Squash a Try Next Year
I don’t know about you, but summer squash and cucumbers are a necessity in my garden. Problem is, after a few years, the squash pests show up in greater abundance each year, and only a couple of...