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Homemade 3-compartment composting system. Photo: Lucy Bradley CC BY - 2.0

Composting 101

Fall is the time of year when we are cleaning our landscape and putting our gardens to rest. When …

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Southeastern Vegetable Crop Handbook

Everything you need to know to successfully grow vegetables in the Southeast including: varieties, planting dates, fertilizer recommendations, cover …

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Tomato Late Blight

Phytophthora infestans is the oomycete responsible for both Tomato Late Blight and Potato Late Blight and was the cause of the …

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Potato Late Blight

Both potatoes and tomatoes can quickly be defoliated by Phytophthora infestans, an oomycete active in wet cool conditions. In North …

Fig. 19-51 from the NC Extension Gardener Handbook Existing features on the property including plants, hardscape elements, topography, and features to take into consideration, such as drainage and the view of the neighbor's house (Figure by Renee Lampila).

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