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  • The One Thing North Carolina Strawberry Plants Need Before Winter Or Next Spring’s Crop Comes Up Tiny

    The One Thing North Carolina Strawberry Plants Need Before Winter Or Next Spring’s Crop Comes Up Tiny

    October 3, 2026

    Strawberry plants in North Carolina look tough in the fall,…

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  • If Your Last Green Tomatoes Won’t Ripen Before Frost, Here Are 13 Ways To Save Every One

    If Your Last Green Tomatoes Won’t Ripen Before Frost, Here Are 13 Ways To Save Every One

    October 3, 2026

    Your tomato plants are still loaded with hard green fruit,…

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  • Do Bats Really Eat Thousands of Mosquitoes a Night? What Research Says About Your Backyard Bats

    Do Bats Really Eat Thousands of Mosquitoes a Night? What Research Says About Your Backyard Bats

    October 3, 2026

    Watch a bat flicker across the sky at dusk and…

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  • These North Carolina Native Shrubs Keep Flowering Under Big Oaks Where Azaleas Always Struggle

    These North Carolina Native Shrubs Keep Flowering Under Big Oaks Where Azaleas Always Struggle

    October 3, 2026

    Big oak trees make a yard feel grand, but the…

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  • Your Irises Are Already Deciding Next Spring’s Blooms – 9 Fall Jobs That Tip The Odds

    Your Irises Are Already Deciding Next Spring’s Blooms – 9 Fall Jobs That Tip The Odds

    October 3, 2026

    Your irises may look quiet in fall, but under the…

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  • Why You Should Avoid Moving a Toad Out of Your North Carolina Garden Beds This Fall

    Why You Should Avoid Moving a Toad Out of Your North Carolina Garden Beds This Fall

    October 2, 2026

    You lift a pot or pull back some mulch in…

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  • Before You Cut Back Your Fading Hydrangeas This October, Check Which Type You Have

    Before You Cut Back Your Fading Hydrangeas This October, Check Which Type You Have

    October 2, 2026

    Your hydrangea blooms are turning papery and brown, and the…

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  • If Your Lawn Is Full Of Bare Patches This Fall, Here Are 13 Fixes That Work Without Renting A Thing

    If Your Lawn Is Full Of Bare Patches This Fall, Here Are 13 Fixes That Work Without Renting A Thing

    October 2, 2026

    Those brown, empty spots in your yard did not show…

    Read More If Your Lawn Is Full Of Bare Patches This Fall, Here Are 13 Fixes That Work Without Renting A ThingContinue

  • What Do Eastern Fence Lizard Push-Ups on a North Carolina Woodpile Mean?

    What Do Eastern Fence Lizard Push-Ups on a North Carolina Woodpile Mean?

    October 2, 2026

    You step outside, and a small gray-brown lizard on the…

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  • 17 Low-Growing Perennials That Fill Bare Beds Before Spring and Come Back Every Year

    17 Low-Growing Perennials That Fill Bare Beds Before Spring and Come Back Every Year

    October 2, 2026

    Bare soil in late winter looks sad, and it also…

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  • What Hummingbirds Remember About Flowers and When Nectar Returns

    What Hummingbirds Remember About Flowers and When Nectar Returns

    October 2, 2026

    A hummingbird zips up to your feeder, sips for a…

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  • Purple Lovegrass for a Sunny, Well-Drained Driveway Edge in North Carolina

    Purple Lovegrass for a Sunny, Well-Drained Driveway Edge in North Carolina

    October 2, 2026

    Along many North Carolina driveways, there is a thin strip…

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  • If Your Potted Lemon Tree Drops Its Baby Fruit, Here’s The Fall Habit Behind It

    If Your Potted Lemon Tree Drops Its Baby Fruit, Here’s The Fall Habit Behind It

    October 2, 2026

    You spot tiny green lemons on the floor under your…

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  • If You Want Fall Color With Almost No Work, Here Are 15 Shrubs That Blaze Every Year

    If You Want Fall Color With Almost No Work, Here Are 15 Shrubs That Blaze Every Year

    October 2, 2026

    Some shrubs need constant pruning, spraying, and worrying, and you…

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  • The Two Native Fruit Trees Almost No North Carolina Yard Has, But Every Backyard Should

    The Two Native Fruit Trees Almost No North Carolina Yard Has, But Every Backyard Should

    October 2, 2026

    Walk through almost any North Carolina neighborhood and you will…

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  • If Moss Keeps Taking Over Your Lawn, Here Are 11 Hidden Reasons And The Fix For Each

    If Moss Keeps Taking Over Your Lawn, Here Are 11 Hidden Reasons And The Fix For Each

    October 2, 2026

    Green, velvety moss showing up in your lawn can feel…

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  • If Your Kalanchoe Never Bloomed Again After The Store, Here’s The Fall Habit That May Help Bring Flowers Back

    If Your Kalanchoe Never Bloomed Again After The Store, Here’s The Fall Habit That May Help Bring Flowers Back

    October 2, 2026

    You brought home a kalanchoe covered in bright blooms, and…

    Read More If Your Kalanchoe Never Bloomed Again After The Store, Here’s The Fall Habit That May Help Bring Flowers BackContinue

  • Why Most North Carolina Bat Houses Sit Empty, And The Placement Fix That Finally Gets Bats Moving In

    Why Most North Carolina Bat Houses Sit Empty, And The Placement Fix That Finally Gets Bats Moving In

    October 2, 2026

    You bolt a bat house to a post, wait all…

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  • If Neat Rows Of Tiny Holes Dot Your Tree Bark, A Sapsucker Is The Likely Driller

    If Neat Rows Of Tiny Holes Dot Your Tree Bark, A Sapsucker Is The Likely Driller

    October 2, 2026

    You walk past your maple or birch and notice tidy…

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  • That Silky Tassel You Strip Off Your Garden Corn Has Been Brewed Into Tea For Centuries

    That Silky Tassel You Strip Off Your Garden Corn Has Been Brewed Into Tea For Centuries

    October 2, 2026

    Peel back the husk on a fresh ear of sweet…

    Read More That Silky Tassel You Strip Off Your Garden Corn Has Been Brewed Into Tea For CenturiesContinue

  • Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod: A Native Fall Flower North Carolina Gardeners Can Consider Alongside Mums

    Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod: A Native Fall Flower North Carolina Gardeners Can Consider Alongside Mums

    October 2, 2026

    Fall bed color usually means a row of potted mums…

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  • Don’t Plant These Troublemakers Next To Your Garlic This Fall (They Quietly Shrink Next Summer’s Bulbs)

    Don’t Plant These Troublemakers Next To Your Garlic This Fall (They Quietly Shrink Next Summer’s Bulbs)

    October 2, 2026

    You tuck garlic cloves into cool fall soil, cover them…

    Read More Don’t Plant These Troublemakers Next To Your Garlic This Fall (They Quietly Shrink Next Summer’s Bulbs)Continue

  • Wrinkled Christmas Cactus Segments? Check the Mix and Drainage Before You Water

    Wrinkled Christmas Cactus Segments? Check the Mix and Drainage Before You Water

    October 2, 2026

    Your Christmas cactus looks a little deflated, and the green…

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  • The One Thing North Carolina Garlic Needs In October Or The Bulbs Never Size Up Next June

    The One Thing North Carolina Garlic Needs In October Or The Bulbs Never Size Up Next June

    October 2, 2026

    Garlic is a slow plant that does most of its…

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  • 13 Red Flowers Hummingbirds Spot From Across The Street And Fly Straight Into Your Yard

    13 Red Flowers Hummingbirds Spot From Across The Street And Fly Straight Into Your Yard

    October 2, 2026

    Hummingbirds see red better than almost any other color, and…

    Read More 13 Red Flowers Hummingbirds Spot From Across The Street And Fly Straight Into Your YardContinue

  • How Some Earthworms Help Break Down Fall Leaves and Cycle Nutrients Under Your Mulch

    How Some Earthworms Help Break Down Fall Leaves and Cycle Nutrients Under Your Mulch

    October 2, 2026

    Lift a corner of your leaf mulch and you might…

    Read More How Some Earthworms Help Break Down Fall Leaves and Cycle Nutrients Under Your MulchContinue

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