News From Hyde County Center

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!

October 10, 2023

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

October 4, 2023

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

September 27, 2023

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?

September 18, 2023

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

September 11, 2023

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?

September 5, 2023

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...

August 28, 2023

Hammerhead Worm (Bipalium kewense) Picture from Matt Bertone NCSU
Aliens Among Us?

August 21, 2023

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

August 16, 2023

Great picture of the Azalea Caterpillar
Azalea Caterpillars or Labor Day Worms?

August 8, 2023

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

July 31, 2023

Deadly Nightshade
Gardener Beware

July 10, 2023

Various Herbicides
There's an "Icide" for That!

July 7, 2023

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

June 27, 2023

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

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

May 5, 2023

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

May 4, 2023

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

May 3, 2023

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Hyde County FCS Newsletter – Spring 2023

May 2, 2023

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

April 28, 2023

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

April 17, 2023

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Dial Gauge Testing - Pressure Canner

March 27, 2023

Food & Personal Care Donation Drive
Mattamuskeet School Blessing Boxes

February 15, 2023

Spring 2023 classes
FCS Spring 2023 Classes

January 24, 2023

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Money Saving Strategies

January 23, 2023

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2023 Blacklands Winter Meetings

January 4, 2023

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

November 22, 2022

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Link Sausage + Smoking Meat Class

November 7, 2022

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ECA Scholarship Application

November 7, 2022

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Canning Wild Game Meat Class - Fall 2022

October 14, 2022

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Loose Sausage Class - Fall 2022

September 20, 2022

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

September 9, 2022

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September Is National Preparedness Month-2022

September 7, 2022

Wild Game Preservation Schedule 2022
Wild Game Preservation Classes - Fall 2022

September 1, 2022

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Canning Contest at Hyde County Farm Days

August 30, 2022

Hyde County 4-H clover, chicken and rabbit; 6th Annual Chicken & Rabbit Show — Oct 22, 2022, 11AM
6th Annual Chicken & Rabbit Show

August 30, 2022

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Fig Classes on Ocracoke - 2022

July 18, 2022

Blackland Farm Managers Tour poster — August 3, 2022; Registration 7:00 am, Presentations 8:00 am
52nd Annual Blackland Farm Managers Tour - August 3, 2022

June 20, 2022

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Boiling Water Bath Canning Class 2022

June 9, 2022

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Pressure Canning Class 2022

May 20, 2022

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