Have a question? Contact the N.C. Cooperative Extension, Clay County Center office at (828) 389-6305.

MOST FREQUENTLY REQUESTED

Native Alternatives

Frequently Asked Questions

Vegetable Gardening: Beginner’s Guide

Landscaping with Native Plants

Native Plant lessons

Attracting Birds, Beneficial Insects and other Wildlife

How much and often to water

Growing plants in Containers

Minimizing deer damage

Deer Resistant Plants

Handling pests and diseases IPM

NCSU Extension Master Gardener Handbook

Raised Garden Bed Plans

Companion Planting

Planting in Containers

FRUITS, NUTS, BERRIES AND OTHER EDIBLES

Container Edibles

Orchards

Grapes & Berries

Pecans

LANDSCAPING

Shade Plants

Woody Ornamentals chapter from NC Handbook

Evergreen Screening

Landscaping with Native Plants

Drought Tolerant Plants

Xeriscape Southeast:

Edible Flowers

Backyards for Birds

Camellias

Roses

Bulbs

Mulches

LAWNS

Lawns chapter from NC Handbook

Carolina Lawns

Fescue Calendar

Organic Lawn Care

Lawn Care & Gardening

Lawn Reduction

Lawn Treatment

Bermuda Grass lawn calendar

Zoysia Calendar

INSECTS and PESTS

Insects chapter from NC Handbook

Bites & Stings

Fire Ants

Moles & Voles

Black and Yellow garden spider

Problems in Fruits & Vegetables

Snakes

POISON CONTROL CENTER (NC) 1-800-222-1222

POLLINATORS

Pollinator Management

Pollinator Tip Sheet

Butterflies

Butterflies in Your Backyard

Planting for Pollinators

Bats

Bees of North Carolina

PROBLEM SOLVING

Alternatives to Glysophate for weed control

Diagnostics tables for plant problems

Weed Identification

Weed Control

Septic system owner’s guide

PRUNING, COMPOSTING & SOIL MANAGEMENT:

Pruning Specific Plants

Backyard Composting

Worms Recycle

SOIL TESTING

Soil Testing for homeowners

Soil Management & Testing

Check Your Dirt NC

Soil Testing

SUSTAINABILITY AND RISKS

First/Last Frost

Managing frost

Herbicides Carry Over

Minimize Contaminants

TREES AND PRUNING

Tree Guide

Identification of Common Trees of North Carolina

Drought Tolerant Trees

Pruning Tools

VEGETABLE GARDENING

Beginner’s Guide

Organic Gardening

Intro to Vegetable Gardening

Planting Calendar

Growing Tomatoes in the Home Garden

MORE RESEARCH BASED IFORMATION

How to find more resources

More publications and fact sheets

NCSU State Wide Extension Website

NCSU Extension Gardening Publications

Garden Help Directory

MONTHLY GARDENING TIPS

Monthly gardening tips from Clay County Master Gardener Volunteers