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Turf and Ornamental Update

The N.C. Cooperative Extension, Beaufort County Center will be offering a Turf and Ornamental Update on February 18, 2026. This will include several classes that will offer Pesticide credits [L, D,…

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Protect Your Garden: Organic Vole Control for Fall and Winter

(Written by Angela Mason Foster, Extension Master Gardener℠ Volunteer)As the fall season arrives, gardeners in Eastern North Carolina are busy preparing their gardens for the coming spring. One of…

Leaf with brown speckled spots on stem; identification number 5473720

My Fig Just Dropped All of the Leaves!

I love some figs (Ficus carica)! I usually get the opportunity to go to the Ocracoke Fig Festival in August every year but I have missed the last two years because of other work obligations. I…

Fire ant mound with bait places around the mound. Photo by Gene Fox

Fire Ants?

I was working in the yard this past weekend, finally getting to a few of those clean-up projects I had been putting off like removing the Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) and trumpet…

Camellia sasanqua showing Camellia Leaf Gall (Exobasidium camellia). Remove the infected leaves and put them in the trash. PIcture taken by Gene Fox

What Is Wrong With My Camellia?

There have been lots of calls this week, ranging from recommendations for landscapers to what is wrong with my plant. I have even had some issues of my own this past weekend.Did you know, that…

Molasses or Malarkey?

Sometimes I get the most interesting calls! Questions from plant, weed, and insect identification to various products to be used in helping us grow our plants. This week I got a question about using…

Gray Garden Slug found beneath a rotten planter. Slugs like to hide during the day under leaves, wood, or even mulch. Cheryl Moorehead, Bugwood.org

Got Slugs?

“What’s eating my hostas?” The caller said, “I come out in the morning and there are these holes in the leaves of my plants!” While there are many pests, including deer, that can be eating your…

Karen Thomas took this picture last week of our poor defoliated peach tree. Karen is a certified Extension Master Gardener Volunteer from our most recent class in 2022.

Even When You Do It All the Right Way...

I have an Extension Master Gardener℠ Volunteer that says, “Growing fruits and vegetables should be more of a hobby. There are so many things that can go wrong, if you look at growing a garden as if…

Hammerhead Worm (Bipalium kewense) Picture from Matt Bertone NCSU

Aliens Among Us?

Some things that you see in horticulture just don’t seem natural…sometimes they almost seem like they are alien!Have you ever grown tomatoes? If you have, I’m certain that you have come up against…

Announcement for Turf Class, (2) LDNX, 2 L NCLCLB

Warm Season Turf Update 2021 - Last Chance to Sign-up!

Warm Season Turf UpdateBeaufort County Join N.C. Cooperative Extension Research Associate Matt Martin for this warm season turf update. This meeting will be virtual for your convenience. Matt will go…