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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…