Plant Health Alert - Tree Health Post Helene
Trees Failing Post-Helene We have been seeing lots of plants dying Spring 2025. I have also had reports of trees …
Steve Pettis, Jr.
Extension Agent, Agriculture - Consumer and Commercial Horticulture Henderson County Centersteve_pettis@ncsu.eduStreet Address: 100 Jackson Park Rd
Hendersonville, NC 28792
Hendersonville, NC 28792
Mailing Address: Henderson County Center
100 Jackson Park Rd
Hendersonville, NC 28792
100 Jackson Park Rd
Hendersonville, NC 28792
Job Description Commercial and Consumer Horticulture Agent
Recent Posts by Steve Pettis, Jr.
Easter Lilies
Every year, greenhouse growers make their mortgage note selling Easter lilies Lilium longiflorum. In an era where people so often want …
Pest Alert - Ambrosia Beetles
Ambrosia beetles are tiny usually less than 1/8 inch long Ambrosia beetles are killing trees across Western North Carolina. Storm …
Plant Health Alert - Pink Disease in Landscape Plants
This spring we are getting an alarming number of reports of limbs dying in shrubs and trees. Hollies, cherry …
Vegetable Gardening Resources for Henderson County
Vegetable gardening at home provides you with fresh nutritious food and great exercise. Western North Carolina is a wonderful place …
Plant Health Alert - Dying Limbs on Hollies
Dead Holly Limbs There have been limbs dying on hollies locally for several years now. This damage is prevalent on ‘Nellie …
Garden Update - March
Plants in Flower Saucer Magnolia, Bradford Pear, Flowering Cherry, Forsythia, Star Magnolia, Breath-of-Spring (Winter Honeysuckle), Spirea, Flowering Quince, Carolina …
Bulbs, Corms and Tubers That Can Be Planted in Spring
Most spring flowering bulbs, tubers and corms are planted in the fall. The major bulbs planted in fall for …