What It Really Means When A Box Turtle Digs Into Your North Carolina Leaf Pile This Fall
A box turtle pushing into the leaves at the edge…
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Planting Garlic in North Carolina This Fall: Match Your Region’s Window for a Possible May or June Harvest
Garlic is one of the few crops you plant once…
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Can an NC HOA Make You Rake? It Depends on Your Governing Documents and the Facts
Fallen leaves make great winter shelter for insects, but they…
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Fall Is a Useful Time to Lime North Carolina Garden Soil, If Your Soil Test Recommends It
Plenty of North Carolina gardeners stare at stiff red clay…
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Blue Mistflower: A North Carolina Native Worth Considering for Late-Season Fall Color
Fluffy blue-purple flowers are not what most people expect in…
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Hardy Cyclamen Brings Fall Flowers and Winter Foliage to North Carolina Shade Gardens
Under the oaks and maples of a North Carolina yard,…
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The Surprising Spots Around Your North Carolina Yard Where Spotted Lanternflies Hide Their Eggs This Winter
That gray smudge on your maple tree might not be…
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These Root Vegetables Keep Sweetening In North Carolina Garden Beds Straight Through Winter
Most North Carolina gardens look tired by December, but a…
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The Everyday Yard Chores That Hurt North Carolina Box Turtles More Than Any Predator
Raccoons and foxes get the blame, but the biggest danger…
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A Nighttime Opossum in Your North Carolina Yard Is Normal, but It Doesn’t Mean Fewer Ticks
A shuffling shape crosses your porch light at 10 p.m.,…
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A Pileated Woodpecker Hammering Your North Carolina Dead Tree This Fall Is a Reason to Consider Keeping It, If It Can Stand Safely
A big black and white bird with a flaming red…
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These Camellia Varieties Start Blooming First In North Carolina Yards And Keep Color Going All Winter
Most North Carolina yards go quiet and brown once the…
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Spotted Lanternfly Egg Masses in North Carolina: When and How to Check Your Yard
Late fall is when spotted lanternflies leave behind their next…
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Could Fire Ants Be a Hidden Hazard for Box Turtles and Nesting Birds in North Carolina Yards?
Most of us think of fire ants as a painful…
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Skip Routine Fall Pruning on North Carolina Fig Trees and Follow Late-Winter Timing
A tidy fig tree in November looks like good yard…
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These Cold-Hardy Greens Keep Feeding North Carolina Gardeners Straight Through The Winter Months
When the tomato vines turn brown and the first frost…
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Can American Holly Give North Carolina Birds Winter Fruit for Decades?
A tree planted this fall could still be standing in…
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A Brush Pile Can Add Useful Shelter and Cover to Your North Carolina Yard in Winter
Those fall prunings stacked by the curb could be doing…
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Skip Hauling Your Whole Coleus Indoors This Winter When A Few North Carolina Cuttings Do The Job
That giant coleus pot on your patio has been glowing…
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A Red-Tailed Hawk Perched Over Your North Carolina Yard This Winter May Be a Clue to Useful Habitat Nearby
A big hawk sitting on a tall branch or utility…
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Spotting A Garden Spider Web Strung Across Your North Carolina Porch This Fall Is Actually Good News
A big yellow-and-black spider hanging in the middle of a…
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How to Identify and Manage Likely Asian Lady Beetles Clustering on Your North Carolina Home
Every fall, many North Carolina homeowners spot clusters of small…
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Hellebores: One Late-Winter Option for North Carolina Shade Gardens
A shady corner of a North Carolina yard can look…
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Those Crape Myrtle Seed Pods Hanging On Your North Carolina Branches Have A Job To Do This Winter
Those brown clusters left on your crape myrtle after the…
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Why North Carolina Carrots Come Up Forked or Hairy: Several Possible Causes, and Why Damage Shows Up Late
You pull a carrot from your North Carolina bed and…
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What It Really Means When a Dark Snake That Might Be a Racer Keeps Showing Up Near Your North Carolina Garden Beds
You walk out to check your tomatoes and a long,…
