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Hands in gloves planting young pink flowers in a garden bed among orange marigolds

May to-Do List

by Eleanor Moyer, Extension Master Gardener℠ Volunteer of Clay CountyReady, on your mark, get set—It’s Gardening Season!! Till garden beds, working in compost and soil conditioner. Add fertilizer…

Farm buildings and silo beside a flooded field with water reflecting the barns

Floodwater Effects on Gardens & Soil

Floodwaters that will be coming in from our river, streams, and lake will likely bring in with them contaminants that will cause the vegetables, herbs, and fruits growing there to be unusable as well…

Hands in white gloves planting a young tree sapling in mulch

July to-Do List | Extension Master Gardener℠ Volunteers of Clay County

By: Eleanor Moyer, Master Gardener℠ Volunteer of Clay CountyWell, dear readers, how does your garden grow? It certainly has been a beneficial Spring and early Summer, but alas, even the best of times…

Red-orange dahlia bloom on a tall stem by a wooden deck railing, mountains visible in the background

Summer Bulbs | Extension Master Gardener℠ Volunteers of Clay County

By: Eleanor Moyer - Extension Master Gardener℠ Volunteer of Clay CountyMy over-50 daughter loves to go to nurseries in spring to purchase blooming plants for the yard. She wants the look, but not the…

Small red maple tree beside raked leaf pile, rake and green leaf bag in backyard

Preparing the Garden for Winter | Clay County Master Gardeners

By: Karen YesnoskyBased on “Grow Great Vegetables - North Carolina” by Ira WallaceThis time of year is the most comfortable (weather wise) to work in the garden. It’s the time to clean up beds, mulch…

Grassy hill with a small tree in foreground and mountains under a cloudy sky

Grass - Clay County Master Gardeners

GrassBy: Eleanor Moyer, Extension Master Gardener℠ Volunteer of Clay CountyThere are many opinions about lawns. Some think too many resources are required for upkeep when the space could be put to…

Bed of multicolored daylilies with a small garden statue in the background

Daylilies | Master Gardener℠ volunteers of Clay County

By Eleanor Moyers, Clay County Master GardenerAs I crunched along my fading greenish grass, I realized how magnificent my daylilies showed when other plants looked bedraggled in the blazing sun with…