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November 4 Week 1 Garden Photos

Nov 4, 2024 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

“Welcome sweet November, the season of the senses and my favorite month of all.” ~Gregory F. Lenz~ Fall Foliage in the Evening Light Barbara H. Smith, ©2024 HGIC, Clemson Extension Miss...

This Month in Your Garden- November 2024 November 4, 2024

Nov 4, 2024 | In the Garden

Coastal Region – Glen Payne Fall temperatures appear to be right around the corner in the coastal region, as nighttime temperatures begin to dip into the fifties. Drier weather has helped pepper...

Irish Barmbrack: A Traditional Halloween Bread

Oct 31, 2024 | Food, Tasty Bites

Halloween traces many of its distinctive traditions to ancient Celtic practices, such as the carving of jack o’lanterns and trick or treating. Even many of the creatures we may dress up as or...

Question of the Week – Sandblasting

Oct 30, 2024 | In the Garden

Why does this tomato appear scarred on one side but normal on the other? This tomato is scarred on the side facing the prevailing winds. It was found on the outside row, next to a dirt drive row and...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report- October 28, 2024

Oct 29, 2024 | In the Garden

Conditions remain dry across the state, requiring lots of irrigation for fall crops. Strawberry planting is winding down as the last few plant shipments arrive. Insect and disease issues are...

Dancing Ladies Ginger

Oct 28, 2024 | In the Garden

In the fall of the year, it can be difficult to find color in shady areas of gardens in the coastal region of South Carolina. Dancing Ladies ginger (Globba winittii) grows in USDA planting zones 8...

October 28 Week 4 Garden Photos

Oct 28, 2024 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

“The clear light that belongs to October was making the landscape radiant.” ~Florence Bone~ Fall Color on Lake Hartwell Barbara H. Smith, ©2024 HGIC, Clemson Extension Cope's Gray...

Health Literacy Leads to Healthier Lives

Oct 25, 2024 | Tasty Bites

Health literacy refers to a person’s ability to find, understand, and use health information and services to make good choices about their health. Health Literacy helps prevent and manage health...

The History of the Ginkgo Tree

Oct 24, 2024 | In the Garden

Did you know that a ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) is considered a living fossil? It’s the only surviving species of a group of trees that existed before dinosaurs roamed the earth. Genetically, it has...

Question of the Week – Tachinid Fly Eggs

Oct 23, 2024 | In the Garden

What is on the head and back of this leaffooted bug? The oblong, white objects on this leaffooted bug (Leptoglossus oppositus) are eggs of a parasitoid fly (Trichopoda pennipes), which will hatch...

Roasting Pumpkin Seeds

Oct 22, 2024 | Food, Tasty Bites

My little family and I carve pumpkins into fun and scary scenes every Halloween. This year, we decided to try something new by doing something with our pumpkins’ seeds; we tried roasting them....

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report – October 21, 2024

Oct 22, 2024 | In the Garden

Fall weather has arrived, and strawberry planting is in full swing. Conditions have been dry across the state since Hurricane Helene. Diseases and insects are showing up in places as the fall...