Two Pollinator Garden Tours in July!
The month of July presents two opportunities to learn about creating pollinator habitat! Chatham County Agriculture Agent Debbie Roos will …
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Spring Snapshots From Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Garden
Photos by Debbie Roos, Chatham County Cooperative Extension In late 2008, I planted a demonstration pollinator garden at Chatham Mills …
Giant Hogweed Is Present in NC but Rare
Recent news stories about giant hogweed have raised awareness of this nasty invader. Yes, we have giant hogweed in …
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We are into the full summer gardening season and you know what that means: overabundance of cucumbers and summer …
Photos from the 11th Annual Pollinator Day
The Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension and the Chatham County Beekeepers’ Association teamed up to hold their 11th Annual …
NCSU Strawberry Breeding Program on NCSU Homegrown
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Do You Have Angry Fire Ants?
Fire ants aggressively attack anyone or anything that disturbs them or their mound. They did not exist in Catawba …
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