Healthy Tips – Squash
Find out how healthy tips – squash can boost your food prep, preservation, or nutrition.
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2019 Fall Online Master Gardener Course Start Date: September 17, 2019
Are you interested in learning how to garden more effectively? Would an online gardening class fit more easily into your schedule? Want to garden, but don’t have the time to volunteer? Would...
August Week 1 Garden Photos
All of these plants are listed as exotic invasive species on the South Carolina Exotic Pest Plant Council List. SEVERE THREAT-known to pose a severe threat to the natural areas of SC. SIGNIFICANT...
South Carolina Apples
The Upstate is one of the few places in South Carolina with the right climate and soil conditions to grow productive apples trees. While the actual trees can be grown in most any part of the state,...
Tromboncino Squash
Like most home vegetable gardeners, I have fought squash vine borers for years. These frustrating pests of summer squash (Cucurbita pepo) often knock out yellow squash and zucchini in my Upstate...
Healthy Tip – Silver Queen Corn
Explore how healthy tip silver queen corn can inspire your meals and healthy habits.
July Week 5 Garden photos
“Nature always wears the colours of the spirit.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson~ Pinky Winky Panicle Hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata 'Pinky Winky') with Eastern Swallowtail ButterfilesBarbara H....
Fall Webworm Management
There are two web-spinning caterpillars in our region, the eastern tent caterpillar and the fall webworm. The placement of the webbing on the tree will help identify which caterpillar is present....
Healthy Tip – Cucumbers
Learn practical advice and creative uses for healthy tip – cucumbers.
Nature-Based Activities for Children
Summer at the South Carolina Botanical Garden (SCBG) that is a fun time filled with summer camps and children laughing and learning. Below are some of the simple, low cost ideas we used in our...
Weed of The Month – Virginia Creeper
Virginia creeper is a native North American, deciduous vine, which can easily climb 30 feet or higher. Its tendrils end in oval shaped disks that adhere to surfaces and can damage stucco, the mortar...
July Week 3 Garden Photos
The wonderful world of insects! Chinese Praying MantidPatricia Whitener, ©2019, Clemson Extension Three-lined Flower MothVicky Bertagnolli, ©2018, Clemson Extension Polyphemus MothVicky Bertagnolli,...