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cover of the Vegetable Crop Handbook

2026 Southeastern U.S. Vegetable Crop Handbook Is Now Online

The Southeastern Vegetable Extension Workers Group has just released the 27th edition of the Southeastern U.S. Vegetable Crop Handbook. The handbook represents a joint effort among Extension…

Green lynx female on spurred butterfly pea vine (Centrosema virginianum).

Late Summer 2025 Snapshots From Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Garden

Cooperative Extension's Pollinator Paradise Demonstration Garden was created in late 2008 at Chatham Mills in Pittsboro to provide forage from early spring to late fall for pollinators such as native…

Child practicing lassoing a dummy steer while adults watch in a rodeo arena

Photos From the 2025 Chatham County Ag Fest

The 5th Annual Chatham County Spring Ag Fest on March 29, 2025, was a success with a great crowd and beautiful weather. The Spring Ag Fest is a celebration of Chatham County’s agriculture, forestry,…

Green praying mantis grasping and feeding on a large black insect

Challenging the Conventional Wisdom About Praying Mantids

Folks of all ages delight in finding praying mantids in the garden. These charismatic predators are large and easy to spot and have a reputation for being cool beneficial insects, helping to dispatch…

Shallot bulbs with feeding maggot larvae and a small adult fly

Growers: Start Scouting in February for the Allium Leafminer

Last spring some growers in the North Carolina piedmont noticed unusual problems with their allium crops, primarily bulb onions, leeks, and garlic. Obvious above-ground symptoms included…

graphic of pruned blueberry bushes

February Is a Great Time to Prune Blueberries!

Blueberries are a popular crop for commercial farmers as well as home gardeners in North Carolina. They are fairly easy to grow if provided the right conditions and don't require pesticides to…

Branch with clusters of shriveled purple berries and dried brown leaves

Cicada Damage to Blueberry Crop

It seems we are finally on the other side of the "cicada invasion" which of course was not an invasion at all but did seem to be the talk of the town for the month of May in Pittsboro and other parts…

Solitary bee emerging from sandy burrow mound beside small yellow flower

Ground-Nesting Bees Should Be Appreciated, Not Feared!

Every year, from mid-March through mid-April, I get calls from folks worried about all the bees hovering over their lawns. They want to know how they can kill them because they are afraid they will…

Dried wildflower seed heads with white fluff against a blurred pink background

Fall Chores in the Pollinator Garden: Leave the Leaves and Save the Stems!

After planting, weeding, and watering through the spring and summer, some gardeners look forward to fall as a period of rest as plants senesce at the end of the season. Other gardeners are eager to…

Bumblebee hanging from white bell-shaped flowers on a woody branch

View Recordings of Blueberry Production Webinars

The Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension conducted two blueberry production webinars in November-December 2021. NC State Extension presenters Bill Cline and Debbie Roos…