Tag: Blogs

February 26 Week 4 Garden Photos

Feb 26, 2024 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

“As Barbara has injured her ankle and can’t get out to photograph, please enjoy a review of some of her favorite photo blogs. ~ Part 5 ~ ” Spring is slowly arriving, pushing winter...

Winter Hazel

Feb 26, 2024 | In the Garden, Shrubs

One of my favorite late winter blooming shrubs is Winter Hazel (Corylopsis spicata). It is a deciduous shrub that flowers in my Upstate garden in late February to early March. The fragrant flowers...

Bradford and Callery Pear

Feb 22, 2024 | In the Garden, Trees

Every spring, all over South Carolina, we see yards, abandoned lots, natural areas, roadsides, and, in some cases, forests fill with white flowers. These first white flowers of the year are nearly...

What Is It? Wednesday – Fava Beans

Feb 21, 2024 | In the Garden, Vegetables

This crop growing on John’s Island in Charleston are fava beans or broad beans. They are grown in small acreages in South Carolina. They are grown in the cooler times of the year and have a similar...

February 19 Week 3 Garden Photos

Feb 19, 2024 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

“As Barbara has injured her ankle and can’t get out to photograph, please enjoy a review of some of her favorite photo blogs. ~ Part 4 ~ ” It’s camellia time at the South...

Fire! 

Feb 15, 2024 | In the Garden

Fire destroys, but it also purifies and enriches. For thousands of years, indigenous people used fire to manipulate the landscape. Burning was used to clear land for farming and settlement, maintain...

Question of the Week – February 14, 2024

Feb 14, 2024 | In the Garden

Of these two shoots pruned from a blueberry plant, which would have produced larger, higher quality berries? Blueberries, like many perennial crops, need pruning for maximum yield and fruit quality....

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report- February 12, 2024

Feb 13, 2024 | In the Garden

Check out last week’s episode of the SC Grower Exchange Podcast. Don’t forget to look at our Resources tab for links to crop handbooks, helpful websites, and related blogs. Coastal Region Zack...

February 12 Week 2 Garden Photos

Feb 12, 2024 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

“As Barbara has injured her ankle and can’t get out to photograph, please enjoy a review of some of her favorite photo blogs. ~ Part 3 ~ ” Barbara H. Smith, ©2020 HGIC, Clemson...

Wood Hyacinth

Feb 12, 2024 | Flowering, In the Garden

I’m always looking for blue flowering plants to add to my garden. Blue is an elusive flower color, so Wood Hyacinths (Hyacinthoides hispanica) are one of my favorite spring flowering bulbs to add...

Celebrate American Heart Month

Feb 8, 2024 | Tasty Bites

This is also available in Spanish – Celebre el Mes Americano del Corazón. This February let’s celebrate American Heart Month by saying NO to cardiovascular disease! Cardiovascular disease is...

What Is It? Wednesday – Cold Damage on Citrus

Feb 7, 2024 | In the Garden

These citrus leaves are showing symptoms of cold injury. This tree is part of a study at the Sandhill REC in Columbia looking at 9 varieties of citrus that are believed to have improved cold...