Save the Date for Our 2019 Spring Ag Fest!
SAVE THE DATE Spring Ag Fest Celebrating Chatham County Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resources Saturday, March 30, 2019 10 a.m.–2 p.m. This is a …
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HOLIDAY SALE- 40% off-NC Extension Gardener Handbook: A Great Gift in Hardback or eBook
This new national award-winning book has everything you want to know about gardening in the South East. 728 pages, …
Summer 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 …
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According to NC State Extension Landscape Specialist Barbara Fair, Callery pear, cherry, and other typically spring flowering trees and …
Add Hurricane Michael & Mosquitoes to Your Weekend "To-Do" List
We are obviously not out of Hurricane or mosquito seasons quite yet (that’s a few weeks away). Hurricane Michael …
Landscape Hurricane Preparedness
Prepare yourself first! Then: Before a Hurricane Clear grass clippings and other debris from storm drains, ditches, and paved areas. Clear gutters …
Gardening in the Albemarle Begins September 18, 2018!
Sign up today! Gardening in the Albemarle is a 5-week course for anyone new to the area, new to …
Extension Master Gardener Award Scholarship
Benjamin Ward, a recent graduate of John A Holmes High School in Edenton, is the 2018 Katherine G Shook …
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