Joe’s Journal, Fall Edition: On Seed Saving
If you grow heirloom varieties, you may want to consider seed saving. If you grow hybrid garden varieties, just stop reading now! Why is that? Many garden plants are hybridized
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Joe’s Journal, Fall Edition: Extending the Growing Season: The Fall Perennial Garden
This blog discusses planting perennials in the garden. Perennial plants include bulbs and plants. Fall is an excellent time to divide your plants, start cuttings and to transplant perennials as
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Joe’s Journal, Fall Edition: Fall Color in Western North Carolina
Fall color in New England may be subdued this year, but in western North Carolina we are set for a great fall color season! We’re experiencing a period of warm
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Joe’s Journal, Fall Edition: Extending the Growing Season: The Fall Garden, Part I
Days are getting shorter and cooler. Far from being the end of the growing season, fall is one of the best times to plant! There are several reasons for this:
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Recover From Summer Stress Now With Fall Treatments
Throughout North America and the world, summers continue to get hotter, with more unpredictable weather conditions. Gardens, trees, lawns, and landscapes experience elevated levels of stress, with browning turf, wilting
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Joe’s Journal, Summer Edition: Caterpillar Crop Pests
Caterpillar Pests of Vines and Trees Caterpillars are the immature stage of moths and butterflies. Grape berry moth and the light brown apple moth are caterpillar pests of grape and
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Joe’s Journal, Summer Edition: Protecting Your Harvest
The actual definition of gardening: the practice of growing and cultivating plants for birds, rabbits, deer and insects to consume! The most confounding thing about growing plants is that the
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Joe’s Journal, Summer Edition: Soil Conditioning and Fertilization
This blog post is about the earth. It all starts there. I know, I know, you are thinking it is all about the sun. But that comes later. Plants start
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Joe’s Journal, Summer Edition: Soil & Plant Health, pH & Mineral Availability, and Carbon & Nitrogen Cycles
To grow and keep plants healthy, we need to consider the soil environment. The soil-root interface is called the rhizosphere. In this section, we will discuss soil health as it
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Guide to Best Management Practices for Turf Grass
Keeping tufgrass healthy and flourishing requires more than just watering! There’s many different tools, practices, and management strategies to consider with turf health. Follow our guide for some best management
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