A Winter Wrap May Help Protect Your North Carolina Fig Tree
A fig that looks fine in November can be a…
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Your Fig Tree Dropped Its Last Fruit, But These 11 Fall Jobs Decide Next Year’s Harvest
The last fig is gone, the leaves are turning yellow,…
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When to Cut Back Hollyhocks and What to Leave for Next Year
Those tall, brown hollyhock stalks look finished, and you may…
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A Red-Shouldered Hawk in Your North Carolina Backyard This Winter Shows Wildlife Is Using Your Area
A big, brown-and-orange hawk sitting on a branch above your…
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Knowing Your Clematis Pruning Group Can Help Protect Next Summer’s Flowers
You love your clematis, and the last thing you want…
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How To Wrap A Fig Tree Before A Hard Freeze To Help Protect Its Branches
Bare, brown fig branches in late winter can make any…
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Do Opossums at Your North Carolina Compost Pile Really Control Ticks?
A shadowy shape near your winter compost pile can make…
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Why You Can Usually Leave a Passing Opossum Alone, Even If It Startles You at Night
You step onto the patio after dark, and two eyes…
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Cutting Back Herbaceous Peonies in Fall: When To Cut, How Low To Go, and What It Really Does
You may have seen the claim that cutting your peonies…
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What It Really Means When A Whole Flock Of Robins Descends On Your North Carolina Yard This Late In Fall
Dozens of robins suddenly cover your lawn and trees, and…
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17 Fall-Planted Bulbs That Fill Your Yard With Color Before Anything Else Wakes Up Next Spring
Late winter can make a yard look tired, brown, and…
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Snake Plant Pups Are Shareable Plants, But a Pot Change Is Not a Proven Trigger
Snake plants can send up baby plants called pups, and…
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This North Carolina Native Grows From Winter Prunings So Easily You’ll Line Your Whole Fence For Free
A bare winter fence line can feel like a blank…
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Your Garlic Planted In The Next Few Weeks Turns Into Fat, Full Heads By Early Summer
Garlic planted in fall can give you a nice harvest…
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Barred Owls Calling Outside Your North Carolina Window in November: What the Calls Can and Cannot Tell You
A deep, rolling hooting outside your bedroom window on a…
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Waiting Until Spring To Prune Your Hydrangeas? 11 Kinds That Bloom On Old Wood And Hate It
You cut your hydrangea back in early spring, it leafed…
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Why Your Amaryllis Has Leaves but No Flowers, and How a Rest Period May Help Schedule Its Next Bloom
Your amaryllis is growing strong, green leaves, but there is…
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Late November Can Still Be a Good Time to Plant Tulips and Daffodils in Parts of North Carolina
Maybe your tulip and daffodil bulbs are still sitting in…
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Yellow Leaves Spreading Across Your Cucumber Vines Are Telling You One Of These 9 Things
You walk out to check your cucumber patch and spot…
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Rosemary, Thyme, And Sage Cuttings Taken Before The First Frost Give You Free Herb Plants All Winter
That first cold night can wipe out a rosemary bush…
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Controlling Poison Ivy Vines on Your North Carolina Trees: A Careful Cut-Stump Approach
A hairy vine climbing your backyard oak can feel like…
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Your Final Fall Mow Is One Piece of Winter Lawn Prep: Here’s a Smart Height to Aim For
That last pass with the mower feels like a small…
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Rosemary Rarely Survives Winter Indoors Unless You Stop Making These 3 Watering Mistakes
Your rosemary looked great when you brought it inside this…
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Stink Bugs Lining Up On Your Sunny North Carolina Siding Right Now Are Looking For A Way Into Your Attic
A bunch of bugs baking on a sunny wall can…
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Your Tomatoes Thrive On 17 Single-Ingredient Fertilizers You Already Have Sitting In Your Kitchen
Yellow leaves, slow growth, or black spots on the bottom…
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How to Compost or Bury an Old Halloween Pumpkin
The jack-o-lantern on your porch is getting soft, and the…
