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  • The Surprising Spots Around Your North Carolina Yard Where Spotted Lanternflies Hide Their Eggs This Winter

    The Surprising Spots Around Your North Carolina Yard Where Spotted Lanternflies Hide Their Eggs This Winter

    October 26, 2026

    That gray smudge on your maple tree might not be…

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  • Your Yard Keeps Inviting Raccoons Back – 13 Things Drawing Them In (And How To Shut Each One Down)

    Your Yard Keeps Inviting Raccoons Back – 13 Things Drawing Them In (And How To Shut Each One Down)

    October 26, 2026

    You walk outside in the morning and find your tomatoes…

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  • 16 Tricks That Keep Your Potted Petunias Blooming Like Crazy Long After You Bring Them Indoors

    16 Tricks That Keep Your Potted Petunias Blooming Like Crazy Long After You Bring Them Indoors

    October 26, 2026

    Your petunias looked amazing all summer, and now frost is…

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  • These Root Vegetables Keep Sweetening In North Carolina Garden Beds Straight Through Winter

    These Root Vegetables Keep Sweetening In North Carolina Garden Beds Straight Through Winter

    October 26, 2026

    Most North Carolina gardens look tired by December, but a…

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  • Don’t Toss Your Leggy Petunias Yet – 5 Pinching Tricks That Bring Back Fuller Plants And Bigger Blooms

    Don’t Toss Your Leggy Petunias Yet – 5 Pinching Tricks That Bring Back Fuller Plants And Bigger Blooms

    October 26, 2026

    By midsummer, a lot of petunias start to look tired,…

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  • The Everyday Yard Chores That Hurt North Carolina Box Turtles More Than Any Predator

    The Everyday Yard Chores That Hurt North Carolina Box Turtles More Than Any Predator

    October 25, 2026

    Raccoons and foxes get the blame, but the biggest danger…

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  • Mowing Height and Crabgrass: How Species-Right Mowing Can Reduce Pressure Next Spring

    Mowing Height and Crabgrass: How Species-Right Mowing Can Reduce Pressure Next Spring

    October 25, 2026

    Crabgrass shows up in so many lawns that it is…

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  • Holiday Cactus Care in Late Fall: Inducing Buds Versus Protecting Them

    Holiday Cactus Care in Late Fall: Inducing Buds Versus Protecting Them

    October 25, 2026

    Is your holiday cactus covered in tiny pink tips, or…

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  • A Nighttime Opossum in Your North Carolina Yard Is Normal, but It Doesn’t Mean Fewer Ticks

    A Nighttime Opossum in Your North Carolina Yard Is Normal, but It Doesn’t Mean Fewer Ticks

    October 25, 2026

    A shuffling shape crosses your porch light at 10 p.m.,…

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  • Your Christmas Cactus Looks Weak And Limp? 13 Steps That Get It Strong Enough To Bloom By The Holidays

    Your Christmas Cactus Looks Weak And Limp? 13 Steps That Get It Strong Enough To Bloom By The Holidays

    October 25, 2026

    A droopy Christmas cactus can make your heart sink, especially…

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  • Clover Taking Over Your Lawn Is A Clue – 13 Ways To Fix What’s Really Going On Underneath (Plus 5 Mistakes That Make It Spread)

    Clover Taking Over Your Lawn Is A Clue – 13 Ways To Fix What’s Really Going On Underneath (Plus 5 Mistakes That Make It Spread)

    October 25, 2026

    If little white clover flowers are popping up all over…

    Read More Clover Taking Over Your Lawn Is A Clue – 13 Ways To Fix What’s Really Going On Underneath (Plus 5 Mistakes That Make It Spread)Continue

  • A Pileated Woodpecker Hammering Your North Carolina Dead Tree This Fall Is a Reason to Consider Keeping It, If It Can Stand Safely

    A Pileated Woodpecker Hammering Your North Carolina Dead Tree This Fall Is a Reason to Consider Keeping It, If It Can Stand Safely

    October 25, 2026

    A big black and white bird with a flaming red…

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  • Your Fig Tree Is All Leaves And No Figs? 13 Easy Fixes That Get It Fruiting Like Never Before Next Summer

    Your Fig Tree Is All Leaves And No Figs? 13 Easy Fixes That Get It Fruiting Like Never Before Next Summer

    October 25, 2026

    You water it, you feed it, and your fig tree…

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  • 15 Self-Seeding Flowers You Plant Once And Never Have To Buy Again

    15 Self-Seeding Flowers You Plant Once And Never Have To Buy Again

    October 25, 2026

    Buying the same flower seeds every spring gets expensive fast,…

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  • These Camellia Varieties Start Blooming First In North Carolina Yards And Keep Color Going All Winter

    These Camellia Varieties Start Blooming First In North Carolina Yards And Keep Color Going All Winter

    October 25, 2026

    Most North Carolina yards go quiet and brown once the…

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  • How to Share a Backyard Feeder With Blue Jays

    How to Share a Backyard Feeder With Blue Jays

    October 25, 2026

    A flash of blue lands on your feeder, and suddenly…

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  • Daily Tomato Watering: What It Really Means for Cracks, Rot, and Missing Fruit

    Daily Tomato Watering: What It Really Means for Cracks, Rot, and Missing Fruit

    October 25, 2026

    You water your tomatoes faithfully, and then the fruit splits,…

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  • Spotted Lanternfly Egg Masses in North Carolina: When and How to Check Your Yard

    Spotted Lanternfly Egg Masses in North Carolina: When and How to Check Your Yard

    October 25, 2026

    Late fall is when spotted lanternflies leave behind their next…

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  • These 8 Coneflower Mistakes Quietly Cost You Next Summer’s Blooms (Fix Them This Fall)

    These 8 Coneflower Mistakes Quietly Cost You Next Summer’s Blooms (Fix Them This Fall)

    October 25, 2026

    Your coneflowers may look tired and brown right now, but…

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  • Planting Time and Your Mums: How the Window Affects Whether They Return Next Fall

    Planting Time and Your Mums: How the Window Affects Whether They Return Next Fall

    October 25, 2026

    You brought home a pot of bright fall mums, and…

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  • Could Fire Ants Be a Hidden Hazard for Box Turtles and Nesting Birds in North Carolina Yards?

    Could Fire Ants Be a Hidden Hazard for Box Turtles and Nesting Birds in North Carolina Yards?

    October 25, 2026

    Most of us think of fire ants as a painful…

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  • Struggling Hydrangeas? Check Your Planting Spot, and See Whether Fall Timing Works Where You Live

    Struggling Hydrangeas? Check Your Planting Spot, and See Whether Fall Timing Works Where You Live

    October 25, 2026

    You water, you prune, you fuss, and your hydrangea still…

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  • The Simple Rose Task You Do Before Winter That Decides How Strong Your Bushes Wake Up Next Spring

    The Simple Rose Task You Do Before Winter That Decides How Strong Your Bushes Wake Up Next Spring

    October 25, 2026

    Walk out to your rose bush after the first few…

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  • Skip Routine Fall Pruning on North Carolina Fig Trees and Follow Late-Winter Timing

    Skip Routine Fall Pruning on North Carolina Fig Trees and Follow Late-Winter Timing

    October 25, 2026

    A tidy fig tree in November looks like good yard…

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  • Your Spider Plant Stopped Growing? 21 Watering Fixes That Bring Back Fresh New Babies All Winter

    Your Spider Plant Stopped Growing? 21 Watering Fixes That Bring Back Fresh New Babies All Winter

    October 25, 2026

    Your spider plant looked full and happy in summer, but…

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  • Ants Swarming Your Hummingbird Feeder? These 15 Simple Tricks Keep Them From Ever Reaching The Nectar

    Ants Swarming Your Hummingbird Feeder? These 15 Simple Tricks Keep Them From Ever Reaching The Nectar

    October 25, 2026

    You fill your feeder with fresh nectar, and by lunchtime…

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