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Start Spring Veggie Seedlings Indoors

Not all vegetables do well when planted from seedlings. These plants are ‘direct seeded’ into the garden. These include: Growing …

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Garden Update - March

Plants in Flower Saucer Magnolia, Bradford Pear, Flowering Cherry, Forsythia, Star Magnolia, Breath-of-Spring (Winter Honeysuckle), Spirea, Flowering Quince, Carolina …

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Pruning for a Single Leader

There are many pruning concepts. One such is ‘Leader Training,’ the concept of training a single stem in a …

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Growing Japanese Maples

Learn about growing Japanese maples in your home garden: There are two types of Japanese maples; the palmatum group and …

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Freeze Damaged Plants

Gardeners have short memories. Every year we seem to get a late cold snap in late-April or May that …

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Pre-Emergent Herbicides in Lawns

To prevent summer weeds such as crabgrass pre-emergent herbicides should be applied in mid-February through mid-March. The North Carolina Ag …

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Prune Your Fruit Trees in February

February is the time to prune fruit trees such as apple, pear, plum, cherry, peach & nectarine. Don’t wait. According …

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Early Spring Lawn Care

Lawn care does not have to be difficult! You can follow this simple calendar to a beautiful lawn. Early …

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Stabilizing Slopes

Henderson County is blessed with great topography. We have mountains and hills which provide views of the Blue Ridge …

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Spring Veggie Seedlings in WNC

Growing your own vegetable seedlings can be rewarding and save you money. Properly produced homegrown seedlings guarantee gardeners a …

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