Growing Vegetables in Early Child Care Centers
Tips for growing vegetables with children in Early Child Care Centers. Enjoy this recording of a 1-hour webinar on growing …
Lawn & Garden
Beyond Veggies: Growing Food for Preschoolers
Enjoy this 1 hour recording on Edible Landscaping for Early Child Care Centers. Learn about resilient trees, shrubs, vines, …
New Landscaping Design Guide Features Native Coastal NC Plants
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Katie Mosher, communications director, kmosher@ncsu.edu Gloria Putnam, coastal resources and communities specialist, gfputnam@ncsu.edu A new set of landscaping …
Resource Roundup: Getting Started With At-Home Gardening
Gardening is a great hobby: not only is it a proven therapeutic remedy that has physical and mental …
Preschool Gardening Activity Guide
Hot off the Press . . . Natural Learning Initiative Gardening Activity Guide Designed for preschool teachers, parents and students …
2020 Southeastern US Vegetable Crop Handbook
If you would like more information on growing your own vegetables this handbook is filled with valuable answers to …
Frost and Freeze Protection for Vegetables
The clear skies and calm winds predicted for this weekend will likely lead to freeze or frost conditions in …
Fall 2020 Pesticide School Schedule Available
The Fall 2020 Pesticide Safety School Schedule is now available for registrants who are seeking initial licensing in one …
Learn More About Public Gardens in North Carolina
Start planning now for gardening adventures once it is safe to venture out. Explore this Interactive Map to learn about …
WNC Planting Calendar for Annual Vegetables, Fruits, and Herbs
Western North Carolina is a wonderful place to garden! Almost any type of vegetable or fruit can be grown …
Lots of Time but Not Sure What to Do?
Spring is a great time to jump into the garden. Start a vegetable garden. Take care of summer weeds before they …
Vegetable Gardening 101
Summary: Pick a sunny site, incorporate compost, select vegetable varieties that will thrive in the season, plant according to …
Soil Testing During COVID-19 Mitchell County Extension Office Closure
How to test soil Consistently reliable results can only be obtained by submitting samples to a soil-testing laboratory. The North …
Mitchell County Center Closure
Dear Clientele: We continue to work with county and state health officials, as well as NC State and N.C. A&T …
No Longer Accepting Plant Orders
N.C. Cooperative Extension of Mitchell County is NO longer accepting plant orders. Thank you for your interest in and support …
2020 Apple Disease Update: Silver / Green Tip
Below you will find a link for an article by Dr. Sara Villani, Extension Specialist (Apple and Ornamental Plant Pathology …
Blueberry Pruning With Dr. Bill Cline: a Video
Enjoy this 22-minute video of a hands-on blueberry pruning workshop with Dr. Bill Cline: Hands-On Blueberry Pruning Workshop, North …
#Plants Do That
A new series of infographics created by the National Initiative for Consumer Horticulture (NICH) highlights the importance of landscape …
How Will Dying Honeybees Affect My Life?
How will dying honeybees affect my Life? By Rick Harty, NCSBA Master Beekeeper Most people when asked “How does the honeybee …
The Bees of North Carolina
Congratulations to Dr. Elsa Youngsteadt & Hannah Levenson for this excellent new book, available as a hardcopy for purchase …
Learn More Using the Resources Below
Information Portals
- Blackberries and Raspberries
- Blueberries
- Composting
- Extension Entomology - Insect Biology and Management
- Extension Gardener
- Gardening in North Carolina (Urban Horticulture)
- Horticulture
- Muscadine Grapes
- NC Community Gardens
- Therapeutic Horticulture
More Extension Programs at NC State University
- Apiculture and Beekeeping
- Fruit Crops
- NC State Plant Disease and Insect Clinic
- Urban Wildlife
- Wildlife Extension
National eXtension Resources
Newsletters
Partnerships and Organizations
Publications, Information, and News
Social Media
Specialized Search Tools
Volunteers in Extension
Recent Publications related to Lawn & Garden
2014 Recommended Kentucky Bluegrass Cultivars for North Carolina
This publication offers recommended Kentucky bluegrass cultivars in North Carolina based on NC State University …
9 hours ago
2014 Recommended Tall Fescue Cultivars for North Carolina
This publication offers recommended tall fescue cultivars in North Carolina based on NC State University …
9 hours ago
Cottony Cushion Scale
This Entomology Insect Note describes the biology and control of cottony cushion scale, an insect …
2 days ago — Entomology Insect Notes
Armored Scale Identification and Management on Ornamental Plants
This Entomology Insect Note discusses how to identify and manage common armored scale insects that …
2 days ago — Entomology Insect Notes
Mealybugs
This Entomology Insect Note describes the biology and control of mealybugs, an insect pest of …
2 days ago — Entomology Insect Notes
Aphids on Ornamental Landscape Plants
This Entomology Insect Note describes the biology and control of aphid pests of ornamental trees, …
2 days ago — Entomology Insect Notes
Leafminer Flies
This Entomology Insect Note describes the biology and control of leafminer flies, an insect pest …
2 days ago — Entomology Insect Notes
Hemispherical Scale
This Entomology Insect Note describes the biology and control of hemispherical scale, an insect pest …
2 days ago — Entomology Insect Notes