2018 Warm Season Turf Update
Join Area Extension Agent Gene Fox and NCSU Crop Science Department’s Matt Martin for the 2018 Warm Season Turf …
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AWIS Weather Update (1/30/2018): Two Days of Cold, Then Rain and Warmer Weather
Dear readers of this blog, We are experiencing quite some fluctuation in temperatures over the past few weeks. This is …
AWIS Weather Report: SNOW (1/16/18)
Good evening, Snow is moving into North Carolina. The National Weather Service predicts up to 5-10 Inches of snowfall in …
AWIS Weather Update (1/12/18)
Good afternoon, The Southeast is experiencing extreme weather shifts over the last weeks. However, minimum temperatures are not predicted to …
Record Cold Temperatures in Early January 2018 (12:45 pm, 1/5/18)
Good afternoon! I did not realize until this morning that Raleigh, NC, set a new record low on January 3 …
AWIS Weather Update for the Weekend (1/5/18)
Good morning, Record breaking freezes are expected in most parts of US for this weekend after the ‘bomb cyclone’ has …
February 13, 2018 Eastern NC Nursery Conference Registration Available Now
This educational conference will focus on commercial ornamental nursery production. Pre-registration $25 if postmarked by Feb. 6, 2017 is …
Freshwater Flooding Performance of Container Grown Ornamentals
During the fall of 2016 following Hurricane Matthew, numerous nurseries in eastern NC experienced flooding of both container and …
Tomato Wilt Got You Down This Year?
Have you given up growing tomatoes because they just wilt? This class is for you! Join Gene Fox, Area Horticulture …
Northeast NC Landscape Conference
Register now for the Northeast NC Landscape Conference at the Vernon James Center in Plymouth, NC (207 Research Station …
Warm Season Turf, Pesticide, and Pollinator Update
Register Now for the Warm Season Turf, Pesticide, and Pollinator Update for Professionals on February 23! Get your NCLCLB …
Managing Storm and Disaster Damage in Landscapes and Nurseries
This excellent resource has been compiled by Anthony LeBude, Extension Nursery Specialist. It includes information about plant sensitivity to …
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