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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…

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  • 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…

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  • These 9 North Carolina Native Shrubs Keep Your Backyard Busy With Birds And Butterflies All Year Long

    These 9 North Carolina Native Shrubs Keep Your Backyard Busy With Birds And Butterflies All Year Long

    November 3, 2026

    A yard full of birds and butterflies does not happen…

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  • Deer Nibbling Your Shrubs Bare Every Winter? 15 Plants They Walk Right Past

    Deer Nibbling Your Shrubs Bare Every Winter? 15 Plants They Walk Right Past

    November 3, 2026

    You go out on a cold morning and find your…

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  • Overseeded Late This Fall? How To Tell If Your New Grass Still Has Time Or Should Wait Until Spring

    Overseeded Late This Fall? How To Tell If Your New Grass Still Has Time Or Should Wait Until Spring

    November 3, 2026

    You spread grass seed on your lawn, and then the…

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  • These 8 North Carolina Native Vines And Shrubs Give Your Backyard Birds Safe Winter Roosts Hawks Can’t Reach

    These 8 North Carolina Native Vines And Shrubs Give Your Backyard Birds Safe Winter Roosts Hawks Can’t Reach

    November 3, 2026

    On a cold January night, the cardinal at your feeder…

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  • If Your Peace Lily Droops Every Winter, The Dry Furnace Air Is The Real Culprit, Not Thirst

    If Your Peace Lily Droops Every Winter, The Dry Furnace Air Is The Real Culprit, Not Thirst

    November 3, 2026

    A peace lily that flops over in January can make…

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  • Wondering Why Your Tomatoes Struggled This Year? 17 Kitchen Scraps That Feed Next Summer’s Plants For Free

    Wondering Why Your Tomatoes Struggled This Year? 17 Kitchen Scraps That Feed Next Summer’s Plants For Free

    November 3, 2026

    If your tomatoes gave you yellow leaves, cracked fruit, or…

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  • Dormant Silky Dogwood Live Stakes May Root When Planted in Suitable Moist Ground in North Carolina

    Dormant Silky Dogwood Live Stakes May Root When Planted in Suitable Moist Ground in North Carolina

    November 3, 2026

    Some native North Carolina shrubs can start new life from…

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  • Fallen Leaves Are a Free, Gradual Soil-Builder for Your Garden: Here’s How To Use Them

    Fallen Leaves Are a Free, Gradual Soil-Builder for Your Garden: Here’s How To Use Them

    November 3, 2026

    Raking leaves feels like a never-ending chore, and most of…

    Read More Fallen Leaves Are a Free, Gradual Soil-Builder for Your Garden: Here’s How To Use ThemContinue

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