Year |
Month |
Article Headings |
2015 |
NOVEMBER |
Vermicomposting, Pieries, Unique Spring Bulbs, Fall Cankerworm, Climbing Carolina Aster, Beets – Beta vulgaris
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2015 |
DECEMBER |
Selection & Care of a Christmas Tree, Paperwhites, Recycling Your Christmas Trees, Leaves – Problem or Blessing, Spicebush, A Christmas Story
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2016 |
JANUARY |
Sleep, Creep, Leap, Choice Plants, Planting Pecan Trees, Dog-Friendly Choice Plants, How to make your wheelbarrow last virtually forever
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2016 |
FEBRUARY |
Buying Fruit, Small Fruit Trees For Your Garden, Washington Hawthorn – Crataegus phaenopyrum, Garden Sanitation, J.C. Raulston Arboretum, Cleaning & Sterilizing Pruners
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2016 |
MARCH |
Plant a Row (PAR), Dwarf Viburnum – Viburnum obovatum – ‘Raulston Hardy’, Master Gardeners’ Plant Sale, How can I protect my existing trees from Ambrosia Beetles, & how do I know if I am purchasing an Ambrosia Beetle free tree
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2016 |
APRIL |
Everyone Should Be…Bee Friendly, ‘American Wisteria’ – Wisteria frutescen, Carpenter Bees, Cape Fear Botanical Garden, Using Old Hoses
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2016 |
MAY |
For the Love of Moss, Container Vegetable Garden, ‘Redwing’ -Heteropterys glabra, Garden Soils are “Death in a Bag”, Fun for You & Your Fairies
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2016 |
JUNE |
Golden Years Gardening Guidelines, ‘Blazing Star’ – Liatris, Eastern Box Turtle, Raleigh Rose Garden, Lacewing vs Lace Bug
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2016 |
JULY |
Septic Systems & Landscapers-What to do, Boxwood – Buxus sempervirens – ‘Unraveled’, Okra, Controlling Fleas in the Home and Landscape, Core Aeration
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2016 |
AUGUST |
What Johnston County Residents Want to Know, Coneflower – Echinacea, Spider Mites, The Children’s Secret Garden, at the Wilson Botanical Gardens, Clayton Community Center Garden – Helping the Community, Watch for the Weevil
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2016 |
SEPTEMBER |
To Till or Not to Till, That is the Question, Growing Under Cover, Pink American Beautyberry – Callicarpa americana – ‘Welch’s Pink’, Growing Peanuts – Arachis hypogaea, Taming Unruly Plants, Applying Pre-emergence Herbicide
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2016 |
OCTOBER |
Pass Along Plants, Muhly Grass – Muhlenbergia capillaris, Winter Weed Control, It’s Re-Blooming Time at Local, Lovely, Lakeview Daylily Farm, Picasso & Glyphosate
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2016 |
NOVEMBER |
Dealing with Matthew…After the Fact, Would you like to be an Extension Master Gardener Volunteer, Fall Gardening is Upon Us, Unique Idea for Bird Feeder, Assessing Damage to Trees from Hurricane Matthew
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2016 |
DECEMBER |
Night-Scaping – Enjoy & Highlight your Landscape During the Evening Hours, Holiday Decor – The Natural Way, Kay’s Early Hope Redbud – Cercis chinensis – ‘Kay’s Early Hope’, The Meadow Lights, Extending the Flower Bed Through the Holiday Season
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2017 |
JANUARY |
The Wonderful Gifts that “Keep On Giving”, Wax Myrtle, Crape Myrtle Bark Scale, Christmas Trees are for the Birds, Landscape Planning and Site Analysis
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2017 |
FEBRUARY |
Would you like to be a beekeeper, Redbud – Cercis canadensis – ‘Carolina Sweetheart’ PPAF, Spring…..It’s Sprouting!!, Keep Deer out of Your Garden, Liriope crown and Root Rot
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2017 |
MARCH |
Turf Management, Coastal Sweet Pepperbush, Summersweet, Clethra, Clethra alnifolia, Rose Rosette Disease, Reading Labels, Landscape Design: Choosing Plants
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2017 |
APRIL |
Deer Management in the Home Landscape, Chinese Fringetree – Chioanthus retusus – ‘Tokyo Tower’, Vegetable Varieties for Spring Planting, Fix for Cocoa Mats, Diagnosing freeze damage on fruit, Gardens at the North Carolina Executive Mansion
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2017 |
MAY |
Bee Hotels – Artificial Habitats for Native Pollinating Bees, Viburnum x – ‘Nantucket’, Colorado Potato Beetle, Go Ahead, Dig In The Dirt, “A garden for every child. Every child in a garden.”
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2017 |
JUNE |
Butterfly Highway, Floral Natives to Attract Butterflies, Herb Hosts for Butterflies, How to Determine Fertilizer Requirement
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2017 |
JULY |
Art In The Garden, A Treasured Gift in the Garden, Switchgrass, Spittlebug, Keeping Bird Baths and Feeders Clean, Daylillies
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2017 |
AUGUST |
Landscape Installation: Grading, Drainage, & Soil Preparation, Viburnum macrocephalum – Chinese Snowball Viburnum, Veggies Varieties for Fall, Bird Feeder Squirrel Deterrent, Staying Hydrated in the Heat of Summer
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2017 |
SEPTEMBER |
Blessings of School Gardens, The Largest Edible Fruit Tree Native to North America, Good Garden Spiders, Compost Bin or Crock, Prevent Large Patch Disease
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2017 |
OCTOBER |
Plant NOW for All Season Interest, ‘Florida Sunshine’ -Illiciumn parviflorum, Blackberries and Raspberries, Cover Crops and Tilling, How to Plant Shrubs and Trees Correctly
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2017 |
NOVEMBER |
Ways Master Gardener℠ Volunteers Volunteer, Native Carolina Cherry Laurel, Weed and Soil Indicator Plants, Recycling Kitchen Waste, An Invasion of Kudzu Bugs
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2017 |
DECEMBER |
A Gardening Book for Every Reason and Season, Christmas Jewel Holly PP 14477 – Ilex x -‘HL-10-90’, Cold Frames, Mulch Volcanos, Heating the Soil for Starting Warm Season Crops Indoors, Mulching and Weed Control
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2018 |
JANUARY |
Inventories, Assessing and Planning for a Garden, Bringing Nature Home – Part 1, Pop Up Plants, Clean Tools, DIY Hardscape Construction
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2018 |
FEBRUARY |
Choosing Seeds/Plan for the Year, Bringing Nature Home – Part 2, That Strange Vegetable Called Asparagus, Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden
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2018 |
MARCH |
Birdhouses, Distylium – ‘Blue Cascade’, Composting, Prune Off Old Foliage, Landscaping Matters to Consider in March
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2018 |
APRIL |
Controlling Fire Ants, Golden Alexander, Aphids, Tackling Fertilizer Problems
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2018 |
MAY |
Container Gardens, Dark Fire Chinese Fringe Flower -Loropetalum chinense – ‘Dark Fire’, Protect Your Earthworms From This New Planarian Predator, Potting Soil vs Gardening Soil, Daniel Boone Native Gardens
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2018 |
JUNE |
Why prune in summer when everything is in bloom, Native Pitcher Plants – Sarracenia spp., Cryptic Codes, Pheromone Lures and Sticky Traps, Cold Temperature Damage and Spring Green-Up of Warm-Season Grasses
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2018 |
JULY |
Fertilizers and Amendments-what role do they play, Crown Jewel Gardenia – Gardenia jasminoides – ‘Crown Jewel’, Yo’ Momma Probably Taught You Wrong, Hanging Baskets
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2018 |
AUGUST |
Fighting Fake News, The Differences between Heirloom, Hybrids, & GMO’s, Nandina Berries – Buyer Beware, Invasive Exotic Plants of the Southeast, The Great Dismal Swamp
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2018 |
SEPTEMBER |
Take Stock, How did your landscape perform over the summer, Baby Gem Boxwood – Buxus microphylla var. japonica, Pruning Hydrangeas, Growing Pansies, Landscape Renovations – Is it time for a change
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2018 |
OCTOBER |
Planting Bulbs, American Boneset – Eupatorium perfoliatum, Watering Young Plants, Farm Law Comment on Tree Fall Liability
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2018 |
NOVEMBER |
Mole & Voles, How Insects Survive Winter, Nyssa sylvatica -‘Green Gable’
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2018 |
DECEMBER |
Master Gardener℠ volunteers of Johnston County, Floating Row Covers, Ilex verticillata – ‘Winterberry’, Expand your diet and garden – with some Kohlrabi
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2019 |
JANUARY |
Gardeners as Stewards of the Earth, Time to Prune Grapevines Will Be Here Soon, Winter Coping Tips for Gardeners, Tough Houseplants, 2018 Year-End Review
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2019 |
FEBRUARY |
Pond Management, Illicium x – ‘Woodland Ruby’, Freeze/Frost Protection, Sharpens Pruners and Loppers with Carbide Sharpener, Drip Irrigation for Home Vegetable Gardens
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2019 |
MARCH |
Harvesting Your Tomato Dreams, What are the Best Tomato Varieties, How to Grow Heirloom Tomatoes, Tomato-Amendments, Tomato Diseases
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2019 |
APRIL |
Seeding Warm-Season Grasses, Illicium parviflorum -‘Florida Sunshine’, Never Surrender in the Quest to Follow Nature, Hardening Plants, Airlie Gardens
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2019 |
MAY |
New to Johnston County? What Gardeners Face, Wisteria frutescens – American Wisteria ‘Amethyst Falls’, Proper Watering Requirements of Newly Seeded Lawns, Controlling Garden Pests – a light hand and a determined habit, Propagation from Stem Cuttings
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2019 |
JUNE |
Cooking with Common Corn Smut, Amsonia, Deer Management in the Home Landscape, Simple Layering, What’s Wrong with my Blueberries
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2019 |
JULY |
Xeriscaping, Liatris spicata -‘Blazing Stars’, ‘Gay Feather’, Heat Tolerant Vegetables, Quick Gardening Tips, Veggies: Garden to Freezer
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2019 |
AUGUST |
Ecological Landscape, Oakleaf Hydrangea, Growing a Fall Vegetable Garden, Understanding Pollination in Cucurbit & Solanaceae Crops, Garden Investment Strategy: Let No Weed Go To Seed, MG teams with 4-H to Teach about Pollinators & Recycling, Johnston County hosts Native Pollinator Symposium
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2019 |
SEPTEMBER |
Fire Pit Design, Red Hot Poker – Kniphofia, Hot Pepper Jelly, Controlling Fire Ants, Red Hot Pepper
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2019 |
OCTOBER |
Very Versatile Vinegar, Abelia x grandiflora – ‘Ableops’, ‘Sunshine Daydream’, Glossy Abelia, Planting Trees and Shrubs, Pumpkin & Winter Squashes, Fall Vegetable Garden Cleanup Isn’t a Veggie Tale
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2019 |
NOVEMBER |
I’m Liking the Lichen & the Vines are Fine, The American Persimmon – Diospyros virginiana, Hiring Tree Care Professionals, Caring for Trees with Storms in Mind, These are a Few of My Favorite Trees
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2019 |
DECEMBER |
Enliven with Evergreens, Poinsettias, Loropetalum – ‘Cerise Charm’, Christmas trees in your pond, Giving and Caring for Gift Plants
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2020 |
JANUARY |
What Master Gardeners Do – 2019 Year-End Review, Ninebark – Physocarpus opulifolius, Reflections on Landscape & Gardening Resources, Journal or Calendar?, What is 4-H?
JANUARY 2020 EDITION
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2020 |
FEBRUARY |
THEME: SEASONAL PRUNING, Prune the Saturated Fat from your Diet, Pruning – Get Ready for the Season, Blueberries: Prune & Prepare for the Season, Pruning Your Muscadine Grape Vines, Pruning Brings Forth Your Landscaping Visions
aka Horticultural Sculpting
FEBRUARY 2020 EDITION
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2020 |
MARCH |
Inspiring Sustainability, Repurposing Pictorial standing with nature & getting what I need, Why I Use Rain Barrels, Buying Local Produce in Your Area, Small Farmer & Sustainability Creating a Win-Win Strategy
MARCH 2020 EDITION
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2020 |
APRIL |
THEME: SPRING INTO PLANTING, Wildlife loves Layered Landscapes, Liburnums, Give us a new lease on life….Repotting Container Plants, Tips for Purchasing Plants, The Foodscape Resolution
APRIL 2020 EDITION
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2020 |
MAY |
THEME: HERBS, TEAS, & POLLINATORS, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, & Thyme More Than Culinary Herbs, Ceanothus americanus – New Jersey Tea, Purposeful Pollinators, Drying Herbs, Planting Herbs & Pollinators Along The Garden Edge
MAY 2020 EDITION
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2020 |
JUNE |
THEME: TIPS FOR A SELF-SUFFICIENT GARDEN, Bee-Friendly Flowers, Lagerstroemia – ‘Miss Frances’ Crape Myrtle, Buckwheat – Why I Love It – Fagopyrum esculentum, Preparing your Garden for Vacation, What would happen if farmers took 45 days off?
JUNE 2020 EDITION
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2020 |
JULY |
A TRIBUTE TO ROY LEWIS, What’s Happening to my Tomatoes?, Agastache foeniculum, Anise Hyssop, Stink Bugs, Food Safety in the Heat of Summer
JULY 2020 EDITION
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2020 |
AUGUST |
Johnston County Farm Life in the Depression Years, 26 Years of Tobacco in Eastern NC, History of Sweet Potatoes in Johnston County, The Raleigh Farmers Market, Virtual Garden Visits
AUGUST 2020 EDITION
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