New to the area? New to gardening? Join the local Extension office for this 5-week gardening course that begins September 20th, 3:30pm to 5:30pm in Edenton. Topics include southern lawns, regional plant selections, growing edibles at home, and more. The course is free, but registration is required. For more information or to register, call (252) 482-6585.
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New to the area? New to gardening? Join the local Extension office for this 5-week gardening course that begins September 20th, 3:30pm to 5:30pm in Edenton. Topics include southern lawns, regional plant selections, growing edibles at home, and more. The course is free, but registration is required. For more information or to register, call (252) 482-6585.
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Extension's Gardening Portal at NC State University provides access to a wealth of information, events and resources for gardeners in North Carolina. Managed by the State Urban Horticulture Specialist and Cooperative Extension Horticulture Agents throughout the state, it is your doorway to guidance about successfully growing vegetables, herbs, fruits, flowers and ornamentals in your landscape.
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Plant sciences initiative could spark NC economic growth, study finds A new economic study, released Jan. 12, shows that North Carolina has an opportunity to be the global hub for advanced plant sciences research and for the application of that research to expanding agricultural productivity. One page summary of the Initiative View the Report
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Our partners at the State Climate Office of North Carolina provide the most accurate climate information to the citizens of our state. Their website includes recent news from their Twitter feed, featured products, quick links, and a map of data from their ECONet weather stations. You can also view data from more than 1,000 Southeastern weather stations on their full CRONOS map or follow their blog.
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NC food processing and manufacturing initiative feasiblity study released The agricultural resources, industrial capacity and research innovation assets present in North Carolina create opportunities to catalyze development of value-added food processing and manufacturing businesses, according to a joint NC State-NCDA&CS economic feasibity study released Jan. 12. One page summary of the Initiative View the Full Report
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I hope that these recent weeks have found you enjoying the brimming bounty, the juicy delight, the healthful wonder of the muscadine grape! Whether you eat the seeds or spit them, or crunch MORE » – from 
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New to the area? New to gardening? Join the local Extension office for this 5-week gardening course that begins September 20th, 3:30pm to 5:30pm in Edenton. Topics include southern lawns, regional plant selections, MORE » – from Chowan County Center
I had several questions related to problems with maples last week. In the process I noticed damage from maple spider mite, hopper burn (potato leaf hopper), maple shoot borer, anthracnose, and canker diseases. MORE » – from Wilson County Center
Vegetable Gardening, Chapter 16 of the Extension Gardener Handbook Now available for free on line Everything you need to know to grow vegetables in North Carolina. Selecting a Garden Site; Choosing a type and MORE » – from Gardening
Looking for fun, hands-on learning opportunities for your kids this summer? Well look no further. Click on the attachment to see what classes are being offered this summer. Our classes range from cooking MORE »
New and improved and even better than before. “Butterflies in Your Backyard” has been updated and re-released with a beautiful new cover. Available for free online (PDF version linked), it has wonderful information on North MORE » – from Gardening
Massimo Iorizzo and Hamid Ashrafti, Research Scientists in the NC State Department of Horticultural Science, along with other scientists around the world recently published a paper describing the carrot genome sequence. These findings could MORE » – from Gardening
State Climate Office of North Carolina Climate Thresholds Tool – Calculate the average first and last frost dates for your garden. Step 1: Choose your location of interest by clicking on the map MORE » – from Gardening
It is that time of year again! Be sure to order one of these beautiful wreaths to get you in the holiday spirit this season. All proceeds help support Perquimans County 4-H. Call MORE »
Please take a look at our 2015 Summer 4-H Newsletter! You will not want to miss reading about all of the wonderful things our Perquimans County 4-H’ers have been doing! Also, mark your calendars MORE »
Come have fun in this four day program for students interested in science. The program will include information and hands-on experiments related to the science of light and radiation. This is an in-depth science program and will MORE »
Looking for fun, hands-on learning opportunities for your kids this summer? Well look no further. Click on the attachment to see what classes are being offered this summer. Our classes range from cooking MORE »
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