News From Hyde County Center

Armillaria Root Rot on Arborvitae 'Green Giant'. Photo Credit: Beaufort County Resident Diane Ross
My Trees Are Turning Brown

Published - November 15, 2023

From: Beaufort County Center
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Frost, What to Do

Published - November 13, 2023

From: Beaufort County Center
USDA Forest Service - Southern Research Station , USDA Forest Service, SRS, Bugwood.org
Going Batty for Bat Week?

Published - October 31, 2023

From: Beaufort County Center
Notice the blueberry suckers in the middle (red arrow). These can be severed from the mother plant during the dormant season using a sharp shovel. Immediately replant suckers in a container or prepared bed and prune the top 1/3 of the whip to allow roots
Propagating Blueberry Bushes

Published - October 24, 2023

From: Beaufort County Center
2023 GROWING GARLIC AT HOME
Growing Garlic at Home - Free Class!

Published - October 24, 2023

From: Beaufort County Center
European Pear Bartlett
When Can You Eat Pears?

Published - October 20, 2023

From: Beaufort County Center
Blackland Bulletin, Hyde County Extension — "Nematodes: A Growing Issue in Hyde County"
Blackland Bulletin Fall 2023 Newsletter

Published - October 17, 2023

The photo is my daughter, Willa Grace, standing in the Pumpkin House at Stokes Family Farm in Greenville, NC. Photo Credit: Kayla Fox
How to Pick and Keep the Perfect Pumpkin!

Published - October 10, 2023

From: Beaufort County Center
Pomegranate fruit hiding among the foliage. Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
Have You Ever Had a Pomegranate Martini?

Published - October 4, 2023

From: Beaufort County Center
Crepe Murder! This is not a good practice, but if you must do it, wait until February so the branches do not split from the cold.
Two Myths That Should Go Down With Fall

Published - September 27, 2023

From: Beaufort County Center
Gray Garden Slug found beneath a rotten planter. Slugs like to hide during the day under leaves, wood, or even mulch. Cheryl Moorehead, Bugwood.org
Got Slugs?

Published - September 18, 2023

From: Beaufort County Center
I took the photo in our teaching garden here at the Beaufort County Center. This is an older vine (I presume the cultivar to be a superior) in which I have regrown and trained the cordons on to teach how this is done to gardeners in the area.
Muscadine or Scuppernong Grapes

Published - September 11, 2023

From: Beaufort County Center
NC State University's Factsheet on Glyphosate Alternatives. https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/are-there-alternatives-to-glyphosate-for-weed-control-in-landscapes
Glyphosate Aka Roundup Fact or Fiction?

Published - September 5, 2023

From: Beaufort County Center
Karen Thomas took this picture last week of our poor defoliated peach tree. Karen is a certified Extension Master Gardener Volunteer from our most recent class in 2022.
Even When You Do It All the Right Way...

Published - August 28, 2023

From: Beaufort County Center
Hammerhead Worm (Bipalium kewense) Picture from Matt Bertone NCSU
Aliens Among Us?

Published - August 21, 2023

From: Beaufort County Center
The Angel Oak's massive branches reach nearly 100 feet from the trunk of the tree. Photo: Charlotte Fox
The Angel Oak

Published - August 16, 2023

From: Beaufort County Center
Great picture of the Azalea Caterpillar
Azalea Caterpillars or Labor Day Worms?

Published - August 8, 2023

From: Beaufort County Center
Five pecan shells, one split open showing a cream-colored caterpillar-like larva inside
Every Year I Have These Holes in My Pecans

Published - July 31, 2023

From: Beaufort County Center
Deadly Nightshade
Gardener Beware

Published - July 10, 2023

From: Beaufort County Center
Various Herbicides
There's an "Icide" for That!

Published - July 7, 2023

From: Beaufort County Center
Swallowtail Butterfly sipping nectar from a butterfly bush. (Picture by Jim Lawerence CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
Native & Non-native Plants Help Pollinators In Your Garden

Published - June 27, 2023

From: Beaufort County Center
Rows of young corn plants in a plowed field extending to a tree-lined horizon under cloudy sky
Nematodes in Corn

Published - June 8, 2023

N.C. PSI NC State Extension Agent Network statewide beta-test research to benefit farmers
N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative at NC State Launches Extension Agent Network

Published - May 5, 2023

From: NC State Extension
Hyde County 4-H poster: Summer Fun Programs, youth photos, 4-H clover logos, Register Now!
Hyde County 4-H | Summer Fun Is Here!!!

Published - May 4, 2023

Aug 2, 2023 Blackland Farm Managers Tour featuring Rob Sharkey at Middle Creek Farms
2023 Blackland Farm Managers Tour

Published - May 3, 2023

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Hyde County FCS Newsletter – Spring 2023

Published - May 2, 2023

Mason jar of strawberry jam labeled "Ball WIDE MOUTH" beside a carton of fresh strawberries
It Is Strawberry Season Again!

Published - April 28, 2023

From: Beaufort County Center
Child holding grocery bag by car; text reads "Summer P-EBT eligibility criteria and key dates"
Summer 2023 P-EBT Benefit

Published - April 17, 2023

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Dial Gauge Testing - Pressure Canner

Published - March 27, 2023

Food & Personal Care Donation Drive
Mattamuskeet School Blessing Boxes

Published - February 15, 2023

Spring 2023 classes
FCS Spring 2023 Classes

Published - January 24, 2023

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Money Saving Strategies

Published - January 23, 2023

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2023 Blacklands Winter Meetings

Published - January 4, 2023

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Hyde & Tyrrell County Pesticide Collection Day - Dec. 13, 2022

Published - November 22, 2022

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Link Sausage + Smoking Meat Class

Published - November 7, 2022

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ECA Scholarship Application

Published - November 7, 2022

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Canning Wild Game Meat Class - Fall 2022

Published - October 14, 2022

Meat grinder and ground meat
Loose Sausage Class - Fall 2022

Published - September 20, 2022

Wild Game Food Safety Video Recording 2022
Wild Game Food Safety - From Field to Table 2022

Published - September 9, 2022

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September Is National Preparedness Month-2022

Published - September 7, 2022

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