Topless Trees Are Indecent

From the International Soceity of Arboriculture CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Trees must be pruned sometimes to avoid interference with utility lines, buildings, or parts of the surrounding environment. Whenever pruning to reduce a tree’s size is MORE »Posted: 5/17/13

Extension Master Gardeners Recognized & Awarded

North Carolina Cooperative Extension recently recognized twenty local volunteers as newly certified Extension Master Gardeners and fifty-eight local volunteers as re-certified Extension Master Gardeners at the 2012 Chowan, Gates & Perquimans County Extension Master MORE »Posted: 4/24/13

Horticultural Science Summer Institute for Youth

Horticultural Science Summer Institute July 7th-12th, 2013 Application Deadline: May 22, 2013 by 5:00pm. High school-aged youth (rising sophomores, juniors and seniors) are invited to apply to a week-long, residential horticultural experience on the campus of MORE »Posted: 4/5/13

Ask A Master Gardener, February 2013

ASK A MASTER GARDENER By Joy Caron, Extension Master Gardener  Now that you have earmarked your catalogs and placed your seed orders, it’s time to start watching for the bare-root plants coming into the nurseries MORE »Posted: 2/11/13

Buckeye Discoveries: Poinsettia Care After The Holidays

by Cynthia Wagoner, Gates Co. Extension Master Gardener Have you ever wondered if you could keep your Poinsettia, (botanical name Euphorbia pulcherrima), plants alive after the holiday season is over?  Yes, you can.  With proper care, MORE »Posted: 1/4/13

Peanut Production Contest Rules and Regulations

Rules and application MORE »Posted: 11/9/12

September Tips for the Garden

by Joy Caron, Extension Master Gardener Autumnal equinox on September 22 marks the beginning of fall.  You can set out cool-weather annuals and vegetables, buy bulbs, and plant trees and shrubs.  Cleaning up summer MORE »Posted: 9/5/12

Buckeye Discoveries: Grow More Grape Vines Using Water Bottles

by Cynthia Wagoner, Gates Co. Extension Master Gardener Follow these easy steps to grow additional grape vines for your backyard grape arbor using water bottles: Wash and dry a recycled water bottle (16 oz.)  MORE »Posted: 8/16/12