Pamlico County Master Gardener Training 2020
The application deadline for the 2020 Extension Master Gardener℠ Program of Pamlico County is February 13, 2020. Classes will begin …
Home & Family
Winter Garden and Landscape Chores
Winter is an excellent time to prep those garden spaces for spring planting and to perform routine maintenance in …
Backyard Composting
(Taken from the NC State Extension Publication “Backyard Composting of Yard, Garden, and Food Discards”) What is Composting? Composting is the controlled …
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North Carolina State University, including the Plant Disease and Insect Clinic, will be closed the week of December 23–27, …
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Food Safety Just in Time for the Holidays
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Spiders... Big Spiders... Oh My!
Eastern NC is home to two quite large spiders: the black and yellow garden spider (Argiope aurantia) and the …
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Have you always wanted to raise chickens, but weren’t sure where to start? Do you have chickens, but want to …
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There is a new to North Carolina management strategy for alligatorweed control. Alligatorweed (Alternanthera philoxeroides) is an invasive aquatic …
Home Extension Gardener Series
Location: Pamlico Agriculture Center Time: 9–noon April 18, 2019 – Vegetable Gardening and Growing in Containers May 2, 2019 – Home Fruit …
Is It - or Isn't It - a Brown Recluse Spider?
Over the past few years, Matt Bertone (NC State University Entomologist) and a couple of his peers conducted a …
2019 Summer Fun
4-H Summer Fun Programs are a great way for children to learn and grow during the Summer months. Each …
Youth: Hard and Soft Skills
Every year that passes it seems harder and harder to prepare our teenagers and young adults to enter the …
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Is Your Home Hurricane Ready?
While Hurricane Florence is moving closer to land, there is still time to perform simple actions to get your …
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