Tag: Blogs

What is it? Wednesday

Sep 23, 2020 | In the Garden

Fall Webworm Tent Tent Structure Fall webworm caterpillars incorporate leaves, and sometimes entire branches in silken tents spun, typically, at branch tips. (In contrast, eastern tent caterpillar,...

September Week 3 Garden Photos

Sep 21, 2020 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

“Look deep into nature, and you will understand everything better.” ~Albert Einstein~ Cloudless Sulphur Butterfly (Phoebis sennae)Barbara H. Smith, ©2020 HGIC, Clemson University Katydid...

Managing Water in the Home Landscape

Sep 21, 2020 | In the Garden, Water

The weather events and weather patterns of recent years, like the “1000 year storm” in 2015 associated with Hurricane Joaquin, have left residents grappling with water management in their yards. On...

The Good in (Whole) Grains

Sep 17, 2020 | Tasty Bites

September marks the beginning of National Whole Grains Month, which places all our favorite comfort foods such as pasta, bread, cereals, and popcorn on the pedestal they so lovingly deserve....

What is it? Wednesday

Sep 16, 2020 | In the Garden

Tobacco Hornworm and Braconid Wasps Fast Fact Cotesia congregata are important biological control agents of about a dozen moth species in two families (Sphingidae and Noctuidae). Life Cycle An adult...

September Week 2 Garden Photos

Sep 14, 2020 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Fall is headed to South Carolina: A walk around Crooked Trail Farm this week.

Cover Crops for the Fall

Sep 14, 2020 | In the Garden

Planning to leave the vegetable garden fallow this fall? If you take the time to plant a cover crop instead, you will reap the benefits later. In general, cover crops protect the soil from erosion,...

What’s this stuff in my stream!?

Sep 9, 2020 | In the Garden

“There’s orange water coming up through the ground!” said the homeowner who called me last week, wondering what kind of contaminant had made its way into her yard. If you’ve ever come across this...

Monarda (Bee balm)

Sep 7, 2020 | In the Garden

Our family now has a new favorite garden perennial plant. Ever since our ‘Jacob Cline’ Monarda (Monarda didyma ‘Jacob Cline’) came into bloom, it has been the most gorgeous flower we have tried in...

September Week 1 Garden Photos

Sep 7, 2020 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Mushrooms are beautiful to look at, but never eat a mushroom unless it is positively identified as edible. Mistakes can result in toxic reactions ranging from mild gastric upset to...

Homegrown Grits

Sep 3, 2020 | Tasty Bites

South Carolinians love corn grits, but like most modern Southerners, I grew up eating store-bought instant or quick grits and never considered homegrown grits an option. Then about a decade ago I...

Toad Lily

Sep 3, 2020 | In the Garden

Toad lilies (Tricyrtis hirta) bloom from September to October and have small, lily-like white to pale lilac flowers with heavy purple to maroon spots. They prefer evenly moist, well-drained,...