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October 11 Week 2 Garden Photos

Oct 11, 2021 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Life in the Meadow Part 2 Spinybacked Orbweaver (Gasteracantha canciformis) Barbara H. Smith, ©2021 HGIC, Clemson University Clouded Skipper Butterfly (Lerema accius) on New England Aster...

National Apple and Cranberry Month

Oct 7, 2021 | Tasty Bites

October has rolled in, and with it comes National Apple and Cranberry Month. At this time of year, you may see more and more recipes prepared with apples or cranberries. Apples and cranberries can...

October 4 Week 1 Garden Photos

Oct 4, 2021 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Life in the Meadow Part 1 Bumble Bee (Bombus species) on Goldenrod (Soldiago species) Barbara H. Smith, ©2021 HGIC, Clemson University Virginia Meadow Beauty (Rhexia virginica) Barbara H. Smith,...

Should You Overseed Your Warm-Season Lawn?

Oct 4, 2021 | In the Garden

Do you dream of a lawn that is green year-round? Warm-season grasses turn brown in cooler weather, and although natural, some people turn to the practice of overseeding to maintain a green lawn...

Give Parthenocarpic Squash a Try Next Year

Sep 30, 2021 | In the Garden

I don’t know about you, but summer squash and cucumbers are a necessity in my garden. Problem is, after a few years, the squash pests show up in greater abundance each year, and only a couple of...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report September 27, 2021

Sep 29, 2021 | In the Garden

Coastal Region Zack Snipes reports, “We have had plenty of rain as of late in the Lowcountry. Many growers could not get in the fields due to fields being soggy. We have some beautiful weather...

Milkweed Tussock Moth Caterpillars

Sep 28, 2021 | In the Garden

Many of us enjoy searching for monarch caterpillars on milkweed in late summer and thinking about the next generation of beautiful monarch butterflies. Along the way, one may be surprised to...

September 27 Week 4 Garden Photos

Sep 27, 2021 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Come for a fall stroll at the South Carolina Botanical Gardens. Honorine Jobert Fall Floweing Anemone (Anemone x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert' ) Barbara H. Smith, ©2021 HGIC, Clemson University Balloon...

Food Safety Tips for Tailgating

Sep 27, 2021 | Food, Tasty Bites

What do people look forward to the most about the fall? Is it the cooler temperatures and bonfires? The changing color of the leaves? The slathering of pumpkin spice flavor in every product...

Weed of the Month – Doveweed

Sep 23, 2021 | In the Garden

Doveweed (Murdannia nudiflora) Doveweed is a summer annual broadleaf weed in the dayflower family. It has a low-growing, very grass-like habit and appearance. It produces stolons (creeping...

SC Fruit and Vegetable Field Report September 20, 2021

Sep 22, 2021 | In the Garden

Coastal Region Rob Last reports, “Fall cucurbit crops, including cantaloupes and watermelons, are ripening and approaching harvest. Disease pressure from powdery mildew and gummy stem blight...

Ravenel’s Swamp Rattlesnake Master

Sep 21, 2021 | In the Garden

I just love this plant! I think it’s the color and texture that I find so attractive. The silvery-grey, spiky foliage contrasts with rounded bright blue flower heads. Wherever it is in the...