RALEIGH — As retailers prepare to stock their shelves with garden and landscaping supplies, standards inspectors with the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services are out to make sure consumers get what they pay for at checkout. Th ...
by Darrell Blackwelder SALISBURY — Inquiries about lawn care have begun in earnest with warming temperatures. Cool season fescue lawns need to maintain a recommended fertilization schedule in the spring. Consistent fertilization on a regular ...
By Darrell Blackwelder For the Salisbury Post SALISBURY — Moles seem to be everywhere in the county, burrowing through lawns and gardens. Many people have called wanting to eliminate the animals. Controlling moles is not an easy chore; many hav ...
Gary L. Pierce Horticulture Extension Agent Harnett County Q. Why is my annual ryegrass not coming up in my lawn? A. There are two general reasons for sowing a ryegrass lawn in the fall. First, you have a potential erosion problem and your warm seaso ...
Cooperative Extension is hosting a Pesticide Workshop for commercial and private applicators. The workshop will focus on properly calibrating sprayers and other equipment and information on case studies and frequently asked question on Friday, Nov. 4 ...
By Darrell Blackwelder For Farm Carolina Fertilization is a very important part of maintaining a beautiful lawn. Fescue is the predominant cool season grass that grows best in fall and into the winter months. September is the time to initiate the fe ...
By Gary Pierce Over the years I’ve heard people use the phrase “losing traction” when they refer to some task. For example, people say I’m losing traction on the weeding in my vegetable garden. The word “traction&rdqu ...
SALISBURY — Fall is the best time to renovate or plant cool season fescue or fescue blend lawns. For many, it seems to an annual event, especially with unseasonable summer heat. Granted, there’s not much we can do about the weather, but m ...
SALISBURY — Most fescue lawns in Rowan County have ample strands of crabgrass and other weeds. Abundant rainfall and hot temperatures favor weed growth of endogenous weeds and drastically reduces growth of cool season fescue. In many instances ...
By Darrell Blackwelder Rowan Extension Director Most fescue lawns in Rowan County have ample strands of crabgrass and other weeds. Abundant rainfall and hot temperatures favor weed growth of endogenous weeds and drastically reduces growth of cool sea ...
By Darrell Blackwelder www.farmcarolina.com A woman contacted Cooperative Extension late last week about brown patch in her yard. Brown patch, a fungal disease, was not the problem; it was the unseasonably hot weather. Record high temperatures have b ...
Online registration is now open for North Carolina State University's 2012 Turfgrass Field Day, an annual event at which N.C. State experts discuss the latest turf research. This year¹s field day is Aug. 8 at the Lake Wheeler Road Turfgrass Res ...
By Darrell Blackwelder www.farmcarolina.com Home gardeners are phoning and sending e-mails with questions about their lawns. Unseasonably warm weather has created problems with weeds and other pests. Below are a few situations that you may have ...
Crabgrass. Oxalis. Nut grass. Goosegrass. Clover. Dandelions. All names of some popular weeds that pop up out to ruin the looks of people’s yards. Every year, residents across the state face the di ...
Just in time for spring landscaping, the North Carolina State University Turfgrass Program has launched the NCSU Lawn Care app. Focusing on the key categories of lawn care and maintenance, such as grasses, pest problems and irrigation, the app is a c ...
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