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 …
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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 …
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, …
Chatham County Farmers' Markets Are Open!
Now that spring is here all of our Chatham County farmers’ markets are open and offering a bounty of …
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 …
Fall Lawn Weed Workshop
With the abundant rainfall this summer weeds have flourished in our lawns and flower beds. But as summer weeds …
Fire Ants
In case you haven’t noticed, fire ants have arrived in Burke County. They’ve been around for a while in …
NC Farm School 2018
NC Farm School 2018 Catawba River Make your farming dreams a reality! For more information visit …
Monarch Butterflies Heading South for the Winter
We expect to see flocks of migrating birds overhead during the fall as they make their way to winter …
Fall Grub Control
It’s the perfect time to treat your yard for next year’s grubs. Japanese beetle and June bug grubs are …
Check the Label Before You Spray!
With the frequent rain and hot weather, weeds have had a banner year! Whether they are growing in our …
Pesticide Collection Day
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, in cooperation with the N.C. Cooperative Extension Burke County Center, will …
What to Do With the Summer Lawn
During the hot summer months there isn’t much you can do to a cool-season lawn except mow it and …
Whiteflies in the Vegetable Garden
When summer days become humid and oppressive, you can be sure that whiteflies will be showing up soon. Whiteflies …
Japanese Beetles
Well, we didn’t see many Japanese beetles last summer but we are certainly paying for it this summer. The …
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