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  • Do Opossums at Your North Carolina Compost Pile Really Control Ticks?

    Do Opossums at Your North Carolina Compost Pile Really Control Ticks?

    November 4, 2026

    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

    Why You Can Usually Leave a Passing Opossum Alone, Even If It Startles You at Night

    November 4, 2026

    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

    Cutting Back Herbaceous Peonies in Fall: When To Cut, How Low To Go, and What It Really Does

    November 4, 2026

    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

    What It Really Means When A Whole Flock Of Robins Descends On Your North Carolina Yard This Late In Fall

    November 4, 2026

    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

    17 Fall-Planted Bulbs That Fill Your Yard With Color Before Anything Else Wakes Up Next Spring

    November 4, 2026

    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 Plant Pups Are Shareable Plants, But a Pot Change Is Not a Proven Trigger

    November 4, 2026

    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

    This North Carolina Native Grows From Winter Prunings So Easily You’ll Line Your Whole Fence For Free

    November 4, 2026

    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

    Your Garlic Planted In The Next Few Weeks Turns Into Fat, Full Heads By Early Summer

    November 4, 2026

    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

    Barred Owls Calling Outside Your North Carolina Window in November: What the Calls Can and Cannot Tell You

    November 3, 2026

    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

    Waiting Until Spring To Prune Your Hydrangeas? 11 Kinds That Bloom On Old Wood And Hate It

    November 3, 2026

    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

    Why Your Amaryllis Has Leaves but No Flowers, and How a Rest Period May Help Schedule Its Next Bloom

    November 3, 2026

    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

    Late November Can Still Be a Good Time to Plant Tulips and Daffodils in Parts of North Carolina

    November 3, 2026

    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

    Yellow Leaves Spreading Across Your Cucumber Vines Are Telling You One Of These 9 Things

    November 3, 2026

    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

    Rosemary, Thyme, And Sage Cuttings Taken Before The First Frost Give You Free Herb Plants All Winter

    November 3, 2026

    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

    Controlling Poison Ivy Vines on Your North Carolina Trees: A Careful Cut-Stump Approach

    November 3, 2026

    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

    Your Final Fall Mow Is One Piece of Winter Lawn Prep: Here’s a Smart Height to Aim For

    November 3, 2026

    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

    Rosemary Rarely Survives Winter Indoors Unless You Stop Making These 3 Watering Mistakes

    November 3, 2026

    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

    Stink Bugs Lining Up On Your Sunny North Carolina Siding Right Now Are Looking For A Way Into Your Attic

    November 3, 2026

    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

    Your Tomatoes Thrive On 17 Single-Ingredient Fertilizers You Already Have Sitting In Your Kitchen

    November 3, 2026

    Yellow leaves, slow growth, or black spots on the bottom…

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  • How to Compost or Bury an Old Halloween Pumpkin

    How to Compost or Bury an Old Halloween Pumpkin

    November 3, 2026

    The jack-o-lantern on your porch is getting soft, and the…

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  • Kudzu Bugs on Your North Carolina Siding: Reduce Indoor Entry and Watch Your Beans

    Kudzu Bugs on Your North Carolina Siding: Reduce Indoor Entry and Watch Your Beans

    November 3, 2026

    Warm fall afternoons can turn the sunny side of a…

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  • Keep Your Kitchen Herbs Alive On The Windowsill All Winter With These 13 Simple Habits

    Keep Your Kitchen Herbs Alive On The Windowsill All Winter With These 13 Simple Habits

    November 3, 2026

    Your basil drooped, your parsley turned yellow, and now you…

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  • Snipping The Runners Off Your Strawberry Patch Now Means Bigger, Sweeter Berries Next June

    Snipping The Runners Off Your Strawberry Patch Now Means Bigger, Sweeter Berries Next June

    November 3, 2026

    Those long, skinny strawberry runners snaking across your bed in…

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  • Helping Your Potted Meyer Lemon Adjust To A North Carolina Winter Indoors

    Helping Your Potted Meyer Lemon Adjust To A North Carolina Winter Indoors

    November 3, 2026

    A Meyer lemon that spent the summer on your patio…

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  • Healthy Used Potting Mix Can Often Be Saved Over Winter: How To Store, Check, And Refresh It For Spring

    Healthy Used Potting Mix Can Often Be Saved Over Winter: How To Store, Check, And Refresh It For Spring

    November 3, 2026

    Those pots and bags of leftover potting mix sitting in…

    Read More Healthy Used Potting Mix Can Often Be Saved Over Winter: How To Store, Check, And Refresh It For SpringContinue

  • Tossing Your Poinsettia After The Holidays Is A Mistake – 13 Steps That Make It Turn Red Again Next December

    Tossing Your Poinsettia After The Holidays Is A Mistake – 13 Steps That Make It Turn Red Again Next December

    November 3, 2026

    Every January, millions of healthy poinsettias end up in the…

    Read More Tossing Your Poinsettia After The Holidays Is A Mistake – 13 Steps That Make It Turn Red Again Next DecemberContinue

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