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2026 Extension Plant Sale

Plant Sale Order Form N.C. Cooperative Extension of Yancey County is now taking preorders for various plants and fruit trees to help you prepare for the upcoming planting season.If you or someone you…

Methods for Watering Vegetable Gardens and Flower Beds

Are you watering your vegetable or annual flower garden enough? On average, most plants need 1 inch of water per week. Some plants may need even more water during flowering or when fruits are…

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Stay Ahead of Garden Pests With Extension

We are getting to the time of year when many garden plant diseases and insect issues really begin show up. Most garden diseases take hold during the vacation season. June has been very dry so far.…

Basic Small Fruits Production

Basic Small FruitProduction WorkshopWednesday, March 27, 20244:00 PMN.C. Cooperative ExtensionYancey County Center30 E HWY 19 E Bypass Burnsville, NC

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Considering Plant Needs When Growing Your Own Garden Transplants

Growing your own transplants for the home garden can be very rewarding and beneficial. Especially since growing your own transplants is the best way to take advantage of newer cultivars that have…

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Benefits and Challenges to Growing Your Own Garden Transplants

Have you ever tried growing your own transplants for your home garden? This might be something that is worth trying this year. It can be quite a rewarding practice, growing your own transplants, but…

Have You Tried Backyard Composting?

Each year more than 160 million tons of food waste are generated in the United States. It is estimated that food waste also make up about a quarter of the refuse going into the landfill. In Yancey…

Site Selection and Preparation for the Home Orchard

Are you considering purchasing apple trees during the 2024 Plant Sale being conducted by N.C. Cooperative Extension of Yancey County? If so, that is great! However, make sure that you choose the best…

What Is Wrong With My Shrub?

Around the area, many homeowners are seeing badly damaged shrubs in their landscape. Holly, Japanese maple, crape myrtle, and many different types of boxwood are just a few of the damaged shrubs that…

Tiny but Mighty

Many reading this might think April is a bit too early to be thinking about ticks, but this is the beginning of peak tick season. Last week while cleaning out the office shed, I had my first…