2019 Spring Extension Gardener Newsletter Available Now
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Join Us for Our Chatham County Spring Ag Fest March 30!
Spring Ag Fest Celebrating Chatham County Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resources Saturday, March 30, 2019 10 a.m.–2 p.m. This is a FREE Event! Chatham …
NC Extension Gardener Handbook Is 40% Off During UNC Press Sale
Only $36 until June 30, 2019, and if you spend $75 you get free shipping! Use the discount code 01DAH40. 728 pages, …
Introduction to the NC State Extension Plants Database
Take a quick tour to understand how the information and images are organized and then visit the NC State Extension Plants …
Learn What is in the Extension Gardener Portal, and How to Find it Fast!
Take a quick video tour of the site to find resources you did not know we had, and to learn …
Quick Tips for Navigating the Gardening Portal
Take a tour of what is available on the NC State Extension Gardening Portal and learn some tips to …
Quick Tips for Navigating the Online Version of the NC Extension Gardener Handbook
This 2-minute video introduces you to the online version of the handbook and provides suggestions for searching quickly. NC Extension …
Agricultural Safety Day
Burke County will be holding an Ag. Safety Day on Friday, March 29, 2019! The event will be held at …
April CCP Meeting: Become a Backyard Naturalist!
Please join us for the next Chatham Conservation Partnership meeting on April 18, 2019, from 9 a.m.–noon at the Chatham County Agriculture …
There Are Better Options Than Using Tires in the Garden
Disposing of old tires is an environmental and economic challenge that has led to a variety of creative strategies …
Butterfly Bush: Yes or No
The butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii) has long been a staple of the southern garden. In recent years, however, its …
Edibles, Bulbs, and Houseplants - a 6-Week, Online, Self-Paced, Plant ID Class Starting March 4, 2019
Through photo-stories, video presentations, online plant profiles, an e-book, flash-cards, vocabulary games, mystery plants, and hundreds of beautiful images …
Learn to Identify Annuals, Perennials, Vines, and Groundcovers: Online Course Begins March 4, 2019
Join us in this introduction to Plant Identification. You will learn 45 plants and the botanical vocabulary to describe …
Time to Prune - Pruning Workshop 2019
Spring is just around the corner and it’s time to trim up those fruit trees and grape vines that …
Extending the Beauty of Valentine Bouquets
A Few Easy Ways to Enjoy Your Cut Flowers Longer Be sure the vase is clean before adding water and …
Fresh, Beautiful, Locally Grown Flowers for Your Valentine
Locally grown flowers are: fresher and so last longer. prettier because they are harvested near full bloom. sustainable with a low carbon …
Bee School 2019
The Burke County Beekeeper’s Association is presenting its annual Introduction to Beekeeping on Saturday, March 23, and Saturday, March …
Blueberry Pruning Workshop
Just about every gardener in Burke County has some blueberry bushes in their garden. Proper pruning of these plants …
Everything About Orchids - Free Online Class at Longwood Gardens Open Until 5/6/2019
Longwood Gardens, our partner in providing distance education courses, is offering a free, fully-online, self-paced class on Orchids. Whether …
Peaches Anyone?
As the growing season gets closer, one crop that ranks right up there with tomatoes and watermelons is peaches. …
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