Chatham Extension Office Welcomes Three New Team Members
The Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension is excited to announce we are back to a full …
Lawn & Garden
Tiny Mite Causes Big Problems on Roses
One of the most popular landscape plants of southern gardens is the Knockout Rose. This rose, comes in several …
Pollinator Garden Tours Start Thursday May 10!
Thursday May 10 at 10:00 a.m. Chatham County Agriculture Agent Debbie Roos will be giving a tour of Chatham County …
11th Annual Pollinator Day Celebration May 19 in Pittsboro
Saturday May 19, 2018 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. on the lawn at Chatham Mills Organized and conducted by: North Carolina Cooperative Extension, …
Register Now for Spring Pollinator Workshops & Garden Tours
The Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension will offer three spring pollinator conservation workshops and garden tours …
Container Gardening Workshop 2018
Winter seems to be hanging on this year, doesn’t it? But, I’m sure that spring is on its way …
NC Extension Gardener Handbook
Now available from UNC Press: North Carolina Extension Gardner Handbook HARDCOVER: $60 DIGITAL VERSION: $50 Published: April 2018 728 pp., 8.5 x 11 1067 color plates, …
Time to Attack Crabgrass Now!
Spring is not here but it is on its way. Don’t let the scattered days of warm temps fool …
Patio Apple Trees
What would Johnny Appleseed have thought about a columnar or patio apple tree? It sure doesn’t look anything like …
2018 Successful Gardener Workshops
The 2018 Successful Gardener Workshop Schedule is hot off the press! Call our office for more details or to register …
Backyard Fruits Workshop
Extension’s Successful Gardener workshops are starting on Tuesday, February 6 with a great topic, Backyard Fruits: A How-To Workshop. …
Introduction to Beekeeping
If you’ve been thinking about adding some beehives to your property, you don’t want to miss the upcoming Introduction …
Pesticide Recertification Classes Offered
Commercial & Private Pesticide Applicators Pesticide Recertification Classes for 2018 February 27, 2018 10:00 – 12:00 Category: ABGHIKLMNOTDX – 2 hours credit 1:00 – …
Time to Control Winter Weeds
The lawn is sleeping now but that doesn’t mean there aren’t things going on out there. Winter weeds are …
2018 Small Fruit Plant Sale
N.C. Cooperative Extension’s Small Fruit Plant Sale starts January 2nd and continues through the months of January and February. …
Seed Catalogs - the Gardener's Wish Book
Garden catalogs are starting to arrive in our mailboxes now that fall is really here. What better way to …
Managing Fire Ants Workshop
Fire ants have arrived in Burke County and have set up housekeeping in area lawns, pastures, fields and roadsides. …
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