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Watson family earns award for conservation efforts at Wetmore Farms

WOODLEAF — Conservation runs in the family at Wetmore Farms. Now they’ve got two awards to prove it. ...

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Darrell Blackwelder: Primrose weed has beautiful yellow flowers

One of the breakfast buddies at Richard’s BBQ brought me a flower one of her friends asked to ...

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Putting on a show: After losing five goats in barn fire, beauty arises from the ashes

By Susan Shinn Turner For the Salisbury Post CLEVELAND — Sarah Moore was a city girl until she ...

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Darrell Blackwelder: Now is the best time for seeding fescue

September and October are the best times of the year to seed cool-season fescue lawns. This narrow time ...

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Darrell Blackwelder: Yellow jackets can deliver extremely painful stings

I was pruning dead flowers in a container planting last week and was stung five times by yellow ...

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Amy-Lynn Albertson: Fire ants in the landscape and lawn

By Amy-Lynn Albertson N.C. Extension The red imported fire ant is an introduced species from South America that ...

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Darrell Blackwelder: Now is the time to prepare for fescue lawn renovation

August is the time to prepare for fescue lawn renovation in September. September is the best time to ...

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Darrell Blackwelder column: Pokeberry can be rather invasive

There is a giant weed that pops up in our hydrangeas every spring. No matter how many times ...

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Hurley Park: Cleaning pond debris, blooming lilies

By Sarina Dellinger Salisbury Parks and Rec Hurley Park has some exciting things in store for the fall. ...

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Darrell Blackwelder column: Yellow nutsedge is a very difficult weed to control

There is a grassy weed growing in our flower beds that seems to grow even more when we ...

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Morgan Watts column: Upcoming small ruminant events

By Morgan Watts N.C. Cooperative Extension Join us from 6:30-8 p.m. on Aug. 3 for our first Piedmont ...

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Darrell Blackwelder: When can you prune trees and shrubs?

Pruning is constant part of gardening regardless of the season. Seems like everybody has a pruning question, generally ...

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Darrell Blackwelder: Controlling Japanese beetles

Nextdoor neighbors of my breakfast buddy had some insect problems with their flowers. Their canna lilies and roses ...

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Darrell Blackwelder column: Pruning old azaleas

Even though the newer Encore-type azaleas are very popular, traditional azaleas are still very popular and are again ...

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Darrell Blackwelder column: ‘Tis the season for mud daubers

Those that live anywhere near water-the lake, pond, or creek, you’re probably going to have orange cylinders of ...

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Amy-Lynn Albertson column: Tips for gardening in the heat

By Amy-Lynn Albertson N.C. Cooperative Extension It’s essential to wear proper protection from the heat and sun when ...

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Darrell Blackwelder: Tips for plant irrigation

Even with rain showers, irrigation is a way of life for those that want to keep bedding plants, ...

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Darrell Blackwelder column: Tomatoes 101

A couple of people told me they planted tomatoes for the first time this spring. They were curious ...

Farm & Garden

Morgan Watts column: Poultry heat stress

By Morgan Watts N.C. Cooperative Extension I’m sure everyone has noticed at this point that summer is here. ...

News

51st annual Old Southeast Threshers’ Reunion set for July 1-5

DENTON — Like antique tractors, engines and cars? Live farming and antique machinery demonstrations? Looking for a fun ...

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Darrell Blackwelder column: Azalea lace bug

My neighbor is concerned about her azaleas. They bloomed earlier and were beautiful, but now they look pale ...

Lifestyle

Tree diseases are on the rise

Shade trees are extremely important to most landscapes, providing aesthetic and functional design elements. Landscapes would be void ...

Lifestyle

Controlling brown patch

The unseasonably cool weather and abundant rains in April and May provided perfect growing conditions for fescue. Brown ...

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Darrell Blackwelder column: Confederate jasmine is a blooming vine that does well here

Implementing vining plants can be very useful in any landscape, pot or outdoor planting providing colorful blooms, interesting ...

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Darrell Blackwelder: Clover in lawns

The weather has been perfect for the growth of many lawn weeds, including white clover. White clover and ...

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Toi Degree column: May is National Strawberry Month

By Toi Degree N.C. Cooperative Extension It’s sweet, bright red, and can be used in a variety of ...

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H&G Q&A: Legumes, leftovers and lizards

A few weeks ago, we had weather so cool I had to wear a sweater. Now the weather ...

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Darrell Blackwelder column: Container gardens

Container plantings add color and green space to areas void of plant materials and bloom. The use of ...

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