Register Now for Beneficial Insect Workshop (& Get Pesticide Credits)
Too often growers, gardeners, and landscapers kill beneficial insects that they mistake for pests, or allow pest populations to …
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Two Pollinator Garden Tours in August!
The month of August presents two opportunities to learn about creating pollinator habitat! Chatham County Agriculture Agent Debbie Roos will …
Register Now for Aug. 1 Firescaping Workshop
Preparing for Wildfires with Fire-Resistant Landscaping August 1, 2018, 1:00-5:00 p.m. North Carolina Zoo Educational Building 4401 Zoo Pkwy Asheboro, NC 27205 Cost: $10 Register online North …
July 19 CCP Meeting to Focus on Backyard Biodiversity
The upcoming Chatham Conservation Partnership (CCP) meeting on July 19 will focus on Backyard Biodiversity – creating and discovering the biodiversity in your …
Two Pollinator Garden Tours in July!
The month of July presents two opportunities to learn about creating pollinator habitat! Chatham County Agriculture Agent Debbie Roos will …
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 …
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. …
2018 Classes Start in January in Burke County
Fall is upon us and plans are in the making for the 2018 Extension Master Gardener class that starts …
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