Tag: Blogs

September brings cooler weather and a busy list of gardening tasks across South Carolina. Learn what to plant, maintain, and prepare for fall and winter in the Coastal, Midlands, and Upstate regions.

South Carolina strawberry field preparation is underway as growers bed, fumigate, and prepare for October planting. Clemson Extension agents also report increased disease pressure following recent rains, fall vegetable establishment, and late-summer crop conditions across the state.

Children should never spray pesticides. Learn how adults can store, apply, and dispose of pesticides safely around the home.

Cooler temperatures and rain are shaping field conditions across South Carolina. This week’s update covers two-spotted cotton leafhopper sightings, disease risks, whiteflies, root-knot nematodes, crop cleanup, and fall crop progress.

Explore fall 2026 South Carolina Native Plant Certificate classes in Clemson, Charleston and Myrtle Beach. Learn about native plants, botany, sustainable landscaping, plant communities and more through core classes and electives offered by the South Carolina Botanical Garden and South Carolina Native Plant Society.

Identify perilla mint by its leaves, stems, odor, and flower spikes; learn its control methods, culinary uses, and livestock concerns.

Kudzu is one of the South’s most invasive vines. Learn how to identify it, understand its growth, and choose the best control methods.