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Wait…Roundup Is No Longer Roundup?

Perhaps you missed it? Back in July, the commercials that once plagued our evening television commercial space stopped. Have …

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Growing Garlic at Home

Extension Master Gardener℠ Volunteers of Beaufort County Presents: “Growing Garlic At Home” WHEN: Saturday, October 19, 2024 TIME: 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. WHERE: N.C. …

Mushroom-Beef Burger

Change Your Protein

Changing your protein is the first step in eating the Med Way. This is arguably the most significant dietary …

Soundarya Kaligotla, NC State Summer Intern

Meet Beaufort County's Summer Intern

N.C. Cooperative Extension, Beaufort County Center is excited to introduce you to our Summer Intern. She will be working with …

Grow Series Flyer 2024

What You Need to Know So You Can Grow

The N.C. Cooperative Extension, Beaufort County Center is offering a series of classes beginning Tuesday, February 6th titled, “What You …

Notice the blueberry suckers in the middle (red arrow). These can be severed from the mother plant during the dormant season using a sharp shovel. Immediately replant suckers in a container or prepared bed and prune the top 1/3 of the whip to allow roots to develop.

Propagating Blueberry Bushes

A great question came in this week about propagating blueberries! First, what is propagation? The North Carolina Extension Gardener Handbook …

I took the photo in our teaching garden here at the Beaufort County Center. This is an older vine (I presume the cultivar to be a superior) in which I have regrown and trained the cordons on to teach how this is done to gardeners in the area.

Muscadine or Scuppernong Grapes

There are few rural residential properties across the Southeast that do not have a grapevine growing somewhere. Be it …

Agriculture Winter Meeting Schedule

2023 Winter Meeting Schedule January 11th – Estate Planning Meeting (10:00-11:30 a.m.) @ the Ponzer Community Building (39111 US 264, …

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Using Planted Habitat on Farms To Increase Insect Biological Control

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