With the start of June we now welcome summer and our gardens are now in full swing. With summer we have to keep our gardens watered regularly and keep an eye out for insect and disease problems. Below are gardening tips to help your garden grow through the month of June. Lawn Mowing at the…… read more »
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June Gardening Tips
Blueberry Season Is Beginning In Wayne County!
It is the start of blueberry season with fresh, tasty berries starting to be available in Eastern North Carolina. For more than 70 years, North Carolina blueberries have been a favorite in the American diet. Blueberries were first planted for commercial production in North Carolina in 1936. They were brought to North Carolina by an…… read more »
Be On The Lookout For Bagworms
Bagworms are a common pest that many gardeners encounter in their gardens and landscapes. Soon it will be time for bagworms to begin hatching out and move to new locations where they will feed on leaves of common conifer trees like cedars and Leyland cypresses. There a couple of different insects that people refer to…… read more »
May Gardening Tips
May is here and are gardens are coming alive. Below are some tips for what you can do in your garden and landscape during the month of May: Lawn Leave clippings on the lawn – they return nutrients and water to the soil and do not contribute to thatch. Thatch build up is the results…… read more »
April Plant Spotlight: Kousa Dogwood
The dogwoods blooming over the past couple of weeks have really given us a showy display to welcome in spring. Majority of the dogwoods we see flowering are the common flowering dogwoods (Cornus florida). Not only is the flowering dogwood our state flower in North Carolina but it is also native to Eastern United States.…… read more »
