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  • The One Thing North Carolina Gardeners Do Before Winter Or Squash Vine Borers Come Back Worse Next Summer

    The One Thing North Carolina Gardeners Do Before Winter Or Squash Vine Borers Come Back Worse Next Summer

    October 5, 2026

    If your zucchini or yellow squash suddenly wilted and died…

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  • Aloe Vera’s Flower Stalk: What It Does and Whether to Cut It

    Aloe Vera’s Flower Stalk: What It Does and Whether to Cut It

    October 5, 2026

    Your aloe plant might surprise you one day by sending…

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  • How to Pinch Tradescantia zebrina to Encourage Fuller Growth and Where to Cut

    How to Pinch Tradescantia zebrina to Encourage Fuller Growth and Where to Cut

    October 5, 2026

    Is your inch plant sending out long, bare stems with…

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  • What It Really Means When A Raccoon Keeps Visiting Your North Carolina Yard After Dark

    What It Really Means When A Raccoon Keeps Visiting Your North Carolina Yard After Dark

    October 5, 2026

    You flip on the porch light and there it is…

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  • What Can Banana Peels Really Do for Your Roses, and What Can’t They Do?

    What Can Banana Peels Really Do for Your Roses, and What Can’t They Do?

    October 5, 2026

    You peel a banana, and the peel lands in the…

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  • Toilet Paper Tubes as a Carbon-Rich Brown for Your Compost Pile

    Toilet Paper Tubes as a Carbon-Rich Brown for Your Compost Pile

    October 5, 2026

    Got a compost pile that is slimy, stinky, or just…

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  • The Old Snake Advice North Carolina Homeowners Still Follow That Actually Draws Copperheads Closer To The House

    The Old Snake Advice North Carolina Homeowners Still Follow That Actually Draws Copperheads Closer To The House

    October 5, 2026

    Your grandpa may have sworn by a ring of mothballs…

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  • Some Fallen Succulent Leaves On Your Windowsill Can Become New Plants, Here’s How

    Some Fallen Succulent Leaves On Your Windowsill Can Become New Plants, Here’s How

    October 5, 2026

    Found a few leaves on your windowsill beneath your jade…

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  • Chilled Cooked Potatoes May Form More Resistant Starch, but Safe Storage Comes First

    Chilled Cooked Potatoes May Form More Resistant Starch, but Safe Storage Comes First

    October 5, 2026

    You dug a basket of potatoes, cooked more than you…

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  • What It Really Means When A Hummingbird Shows Up At Your North Carolina Feeder In December

    What It Really Means When A Hummingbird Shows Up At Your North Carolina Feeder In December

    October 5, 2026

    A tiny flash of color at your feeder in the…

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  • Yellow Leaves On Your Geraniums Can Offer Clues To The Likely Problem, Here’s How To Read Them

    Yellow Leaves On Your Geraniums Can Offer Clues To The Likely Problem, Here’s How To Read Them

    October 5, 2026

    Spotting yellow leaves on a geranium you have been caring…

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  • Does the Ginger Rhizome in Your Garden Ease Sore Muscles? What Studies Show

    Does the Ginger Rhizome in Your Garden Ease Sore Muscles? What Studies Show

    October 5, 2026

    Ginger is a tropical plant that many backyard gardeners love…

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  • Before You Mow This Fall, Check for Box Turtles and Don’t Scalp Your North Carolina Lawn

    Before You Mow This Fall, Check for Box Turtles and Don’t Scalp Your North Carolina Lawn

    October 5, 2026

    A box turtle can look just like a brown stone…

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  • That Weed You Keep Stepping On In Your Lawn Is The Same Green People Blend Into Morning Smoothies

    That Weed You Keep Stepping On In Your Lawn Is The Same Green People Blend Into Morning Smoothies

    October 5, 2026

    That low, juicy-looking weed spreading across your driveway cracks and…

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  • Take Rosemary Cuttings Before Outdoor Cold Hits to Try Saving Your Plant Indoors

    Take Rosemary Cuttings Before Outdoor Cold Hits to Try Saving Your Plant Indoors

    October 5, 2026

    Your rosemary may look tough, but a cold snap can…

    Read More Take Rosemary Cuttings Before Outdoor Cold Hits to Try Saving Your Plant IndoorsContinue

  • Your Potted Meyer Lemon Can Often Make It Through A North Carolina Winter If You Bring It In The Right Way

    Your Potted Meyer Lemon Can Often Make It Through A North Carolina Winter If You Bring It In The Right Way

    October 5, 2026

    A Meyer lemon in a pot is a small piece…

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  • That Tiny Purple Weed Hiding In Your Lawn Is Called Self-Heal, And Generations Kept It For Scrapes

    That Tiny Purple Weed Hiding In Your Lawn Is Called Self-Heal, And Generations Kept It For Scrapes

    October 5, 2026

    Maybe you have spotted small purple flowers poking up between…

    Read More That Tiny Purple Weed Hiding In Your Lawn Is Called Self-Heal, And Generations Kept It For ScrapesContinue

  • That Weed You Keep Pulling From Your Garden Beds Hides A Root Worth More Than Most Crops You Plant

    That Weed You Keep Pulling From Your Garden Beds Hides A Root Worth More Than Most Crops You Plant

    October 5, 2026

    Some of the plants you yank out of your beds…

    Read More That Weed You Keep Pulling From Your Garden Beds Hides A Root Worth More Than Most Crops You PlantContinue

  • The North Carolina Native Plants That Fill The Shady Gap Behind Your Shed So Weeds Never Move In

    The North Carolina Native Plants That Fill The Shady Gap Behind Your Shed So Weeds Never Move In

    October 5, 2026

    That narrow, shady strip behind your shed is a magnet…

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  • Storing Daffodil Bulbs Near Your Onions This Fall Is A Kitchen Mix-Up Waiting To Happen

    Storing Daffodil Bulbs Near Your Onions This Fall Is A Kitchen Mix-Up Waiting To Happen

    October 5, 2026

    Fall is when many gardeners dig, sort, and tuck away…

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  • Rosemary Has Oil-Bearing Leaf Glands, but Do They Stop Garden Pests?

    Rosemary Has Oil-Bearing Leaf Glands, but Do They Stop Garden Pests?

    October 5, 2026

    Brush past a rosemary bush and the scent hits you…

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  • The Rare Winter Hummingbirds That Visit North Carolina Yards After The Ruby-Throats Leave

    The Rare Winter Hummingbirds That Visit North Carolina Yards After The Ruby-Throats Leave

    October 5, 2026

    Most North Carolina gardeners take their hummingbird feeders down once…

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  • If Your Potted Geraniums Stopped Blooming, These 16 Feeding Habits Bring The Flowers Back (+2 Tricks Pros Swear By)

    If Your Potted Geraniums Stopped Blooming, These 16 Feeding Habits Bring The Flowers Back (+2 Tricks Pros Swear By)

    October 5, 2026

    Your potted geraniums look green and healthy, but the flowers…

    Read More If Your Potted Geraniums Stopped Blooming, These 16 Feeding Habits Bring The Flowers Back (+2 Tricks Pros Swear By)Continue

  • Leave These 13 Seed Heads Standing This Fall And Finches Will Feed In Your Garden All Winter

    Leave These 13 Seed Heads Standing This Fall And Finches Will Feed In Your Garden All Winter

    October 5, 2026

    Before you grab the pruners and cut everything to the…

    Read More Leave These 13 Seed Heads Standing This Fall And Finches Will Feed In Your Garden All WinterContinue

  • The Old Copperhead Myths North Carolina Homeowners Still Believe That Put Them In Real Danger

    The Old Copperhead Myths North Carolina Homeowners Still Believe That Put Them In Real Danger

    October 5, 2026

    Copperheads live in every one of North Carolina’s 100 counties,…

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  • Your Fig Tree’s Work Isn’t Done After The Last Fruit – Here’s What It Needs Before Winter

    Your Fig Tree’s Work Isn’t Done After The Last Fruit – Here’s What It Needs Before Winter

    October 5, 2026

    The last ripe fig is gone, and it feels like…

    Read More Your Fig Tree’s Work Isn’t Done After The Last Fruit – Here’s What It Needs Before WinterContinue

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