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Armillaria Root Rot on Arborvitae 'Green Giant'. Photo Credit: Beaufort County Resident Diane Ross

My Trees Are Turning Brown

November 15, 2023

CPR/AED Training for the Farm — Dec 5; classes 10:30–12, 1–2:30, 2:45–4:15; $10/person

Washington County CPR / AED Training for the Farm

November 14, 2023

Frost, What to Do

November 13, 2023

2023 NC Cooperative Extension Upper Coastal Plain Corn Hybrid Evaluation Results

November 3, 2023

USDA Forest Service - Southern Research Station , USDA Forest Service, SRS, Bugwood.org

Going Batty for Bat Week?

October 31, 2023

Notice the blueberry suckers in the middle (red arrow). These can be severed from the mother plant during the dormant season using a sharp shovel. Immediately replant suckers in a container or prepared bed and prune the top 1/3 of the whip to allow roots

Propagating Blueberry Bushes

October 24, 2023

2023 GROWING GARLIC AT HOME

Growing Garlic at Home - Free Class!

October 24, 2023

European Pear Bartlett

When Can You Eat Pears?

October 20, 2023

2023 Washington County Corn Hybrid Trials

October 18, 2023

The photo is my daughter, Willa Grace, standing in the Pumpkin House at Stokes Family Farm in Greenville, NC. Photo Credit: Kayla Fox

How to Pick and Keep the Perfect Pumpkin!

October 10, 2023

Pomegranate fruit hiding among the foliage. Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org

Have You Ever Had a Pomegranate Martini?

October 4, 2023

Crepe Murder! This is not a good practice, but if you must do it, wait until February so the branches do not split from the cold.

Two Myths That Should Go Down With Fall

September 27, 2023

Gray Garden Slug found beneath a rotten planter. Slugs like to hide during the day under leaves, wood, or even mulch. Cheryl Moorehead, Bugwood.org

September 18, 2023

I took the photo in our teaching garden here at the Beaufort County Center. This is an older vine (I presume the cultivar to be a superior) in which I have regrown and trained the cordons on to teach how this is done to gardeners in the area.

Muscadine or Scuppernong Grapes

September 11, 2023

NC State University's Factsheet on Glyphosate Alternatives. https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/are-there-alternatives-to-glyphosate-for-weed-control-in-landscapes

Glyphosate Aka Roundup Fact or Fiction?

September 5, 2023

Karen Thomas took this picture last week of our poor defoliated peach tree. Karen is a certified Extension Master Gardener Volunteer from our most recent class in 2022.

Even When You Do It All the Right Way...

August 28, 2023

Eastern North Carolina Small Farm Fes September 22, 2023 Williamston, NC

Eastern NC Small Farm Fest - a Collaboration of Small Farmers

August 28, 2023

Hammerhead Worm (Bipalium kewense) Picture from Matt Bertone NCSU

Aliens Among Us?

August 21, 2023

Fall Fest 2023 poster

Master Gardener Fall Fest 2023

August 17, 2023

The Angel Oak's massive branches reach nearly 100 feet from the trunk of the tree. Photo: Charlotte Fox

August 16, 2023

Great picture of the Azalea Caterpillar

Azalea Caterpillars or Labor Day Worms?

August 8, 2023

Five pecan shells, one split open showing a cream-colored caterpillar-like larva inside

Every Year I Have These Holes in My Pecans

July 31, 2023

Deadly Nightshade

Gardener Beware

July 10, 2023

Various Herbicides

There's an "Icide" for That!

July 7, 2023

Swallowtail Butterfly sipping nectar from a butterfly bush. (Picture by Jim Lawerence CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)

Native & Non-native Plants Help Pollinators In Your Garden

June 27, 2023

Pictures of 4-H youth at different events

Welcome, Washington County 4-H Summer!

May 19, 2023

N.C. PSI NC State Extension Agent Network statewide beta-test research to benefit farmers

N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative at NC State Launches Extension Agent Network

May 5, 2023

2022 Farm Theater

March 29, 2023

Colorful paper flowers with information on NC Craft Workshop

Northeastern NC Craft Workshop

February 15, 2023

2023 Herter-O'Neal Scholarship Opportunity

January 26, 2023

4-H Online - It's Time to Enroll/Re-Enroll!

January 17, 2023

Bowl of pea soup topped with diced ham, thyme sprigs, cream swirl and olive oil

Intimidating Ingredients Series

January 10, 2023

Image is a promotion for the NC 4-H scholarship and Honor Club application.

NC 4-H Scholarships for Seniors - Apply by January 25th!

January 9, 2023

"4" Life Training" title; four hands assemble a 4-piece puzzle; labels: Calling 911, Hands on CPR, Narcan, Stop the Bleed

"4" Life Training With Washington County EMS

January 4, 2023

County CropLine Newsletter - Winter 2023

January 4, 2023

2022 NC On‑Farm Cotton Variety Evaluation Washington County table; Plymouth NC; planted May 20, 2022

2022 NC On-Farm Cotton Variety Trial Results

December 14, 2022

2022 Washington County Corn Hybrid Trial results table showing varieties, RM, and adjusted yield

2022 Washington County Corn Hybrid Trial Results

October 27, 2022

Flowers and Plants with written advertisement for Aloha to Wllness Event

Aloha to Wellness

June 30, 2022

Peace sign, heart and sunshine on a tie-dye background

Washington County 2022 4-H Summer Programs

June 2, 2022

Hand with peace sign, heart, barn animals

2022 Washington County 4-H Livestock Show & Sale

April 20, 2022

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