Tag: Blogs

What Is It? Wednesday – Squash Beetles

Aug 30, 2023 | In the Garden

What is this critter that was found? This spiky-looking thing on the underside of a cucumber leaf is a squash beetle larva. This is one of two species in the lady beetle family that feed on...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report – August 28, 2023

Aug 29, 2023 | In the Garden

Midlands Region Rob Last After another hot, dry week, a welcome break is being seen with a forecast of cooler temperatures and welcome rainfall. Keeping an eye on the tropical disturbance in the...

Prairie dock, prairie rosinweed

Aug 28, 2023 | In the Garden

Prairie dock (Silphium terebinthinaceum) lines the roadside edge of our Piedmont Prairie Exhibit at the South Carolina Botanical Garden. This plant is towering over the grasses and other prairie...

August 28 Week 4 Garden Photos

Aug 28, 2023 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Enjoy a Virtual Visit to Crooked Trail Farm~Part 2 One of the pastures with a cattle shedBarbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University CTF Hardwood ForestBarbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson...

What Is It? Wednesday – Pickleworm

Aug 23, 2023 | In the Garden

What caused the hole in the side of this cucumber? (Nothing is wrong with the color. This cultivar is called Silver Slicer.) This week’s question is a review from a post Tom Bilbo wrote recently...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report- August 21, 2023

Aug 22, 2023 | In the Garden

Recently, the results of the 2022 Farm Gate survey were posted, showing data for several crops grown in SC. In the coming weeks, we will be collecting data for 2023 on a new set of crops. Extension...

August 21 Week 3 Garden Photos

Aug 21, 2023 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Enjoy a Virtual Visit to Crooked Trail Farm, Part 1 Crooked Trail Farm EntranceBarbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson University View of the Blue Ridge MountainsBarbara H. Smith, ©2023 HGIC, Clemson...

Vinca: The Trouble with Common Names

Aug 21, 2023 | In the Garden

Latin scientific names can be challenging to pronounce but are tremendously important. We can communicate without ambiguity because each plant has only one scientific name. In contrast, a plant may...

Italian Stone Pine Likes My Stingy Approach to Watering

Aug 17, 2023 | In the Garden

Because I value potable water, I prioritize its use. Edibles and newly planted shrubs and trees, which are highly vulnerable to drought stress, earn the right to receive water from my spigot. When...

What Is It? Wednesday – August 16, 2023

Aug 16, 2023 | In the Garden

Here we see an assassin bug that has caught and is feeding on a lady beetle. Normally, both of these insects are good guys, though when assassin bugs get hungry, they will eat just about anything...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report  – August 14, 2023

Aug 15, 2023 | In the Garden

Coastal Region Zack Snipes It has been a brutally hot and humid week in the Lowcountry. Hot peppers are loving this heat and coming in at great volumes. I have seen some sun scalding on fruit due to...

Be On the Lookout for The Elm Zigzag Sawfly!

Aug 14, 2023 | In the Garden

The elm zigzag sawfly (Aproceros leucopoda, SLF) is one of the latest non-native species to take hold in the U.S. It was first found in Virginia in 2021, and active infestations are now established...