Can I Grow Gooseberries or Currants in NC?
9/16/2020 – The short answer is “no.” You cannot legally grow currants or gooseberries in North Carolina. The reason …
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Modified Plant Disease and Insect Clinic Operations
UPDATE: In order to comply with the latest NC State University policy, the Plant Disease and Insect Clinic will now …
Special Hotel Rate Ends Today! Beer and Beyond Conference
This conference is over, but watch for new ones in the coming years! 3/1/2019 – Today at noon is the …
Beer and Beyond: A Conference for Southern Hop Growers
This event is over, but watch for upcoming events on our website. 2/12/2019 – What else can you do with …
You Will Know It's Spring When the Mother Earth News Fair Comes to Town!
2/14/2018 – We are starting to plan our annual booth for the Mother Earth News Fair which is coming …
More Opportunities to Learn About Growing Medicinal Herbs and Forest Farming
10/23/2017 – This weekend we had a wonderful two-and-a-half day workshop on Value-Added Forest Farming. It was held at …
Beginning Forest Farming: A Weekend Workshop in Western NC
Do you own wooded land? Are you interested in generating income from your forest from more than timber? Are …
Upcoming Events for the WNC Medicinal Herb Growers Club
The WNC Medicinal Herb Growers Club has a wonderful line-up of events for this fall. If you are a …
Annual Alternative Crops and Organics Field Day
Join us on August 8 at 9 a.m. for our annual Alternative Crops and Organics field day where we …
Growing Organic and Conventional Broccoli in Western North Carolina
This article was written by Margaret Bloomquist, Research Assistant in the NC Alternative Crops and Organics Program. She has …
US Composting Council Asking EPA to Stop Sales of Persistent Herbicides That Contaminate Compost
5/17/2013 – I know the issue of persistent herbicides contaminating manures and composts is important to many of you …
Herbicide Carryover in Manure-Last of the Tomato Study Results
8/16/2010 – The past two summers some North Carolina farmers and gardeners reported plant damage due to herbicide carryover …
Five Weeks After Planting Tomatoes in Manure Compost-Damage Evident
7/26/2010 – Some home gardeners in Asheville suspected plant damage from some composted manure they had purchased. They wondered if …
Three Week Results of Bioassays Performed on Manure Suspected of Damaging Local Gardens
*****BE SURE TO READ THE POST FROM THE FIVE WEEK RESULTS. THEY ARE VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE THREE WEEK …
Herbicide Carryover in Manure, Compost and Hay-Think Before Using
Aged or composted manure is a great soil amendment. 3/23/2010 – Last year we had a problem statewide with herbicide …
Heritage Harvest Festival at Monticello
Cover from the 2009 festival brochure 9/15/2009 – I have had the great honor and pleasure to be an invited …
Now Is the Time to Control Late Blight on Tomatoes and Potatoes in North Carolina
Originally published 8/9/2009 – Updated on 10/11/2020 -I’ve been getting lots of questions on late blight, especially in the …
Production of Medicinal Herbs
2/1/2001 – Many growers across the nation are interested in producing medicinal herbs which have become mainstream, everyday products. …
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