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Hand holding a tomato plant stem with a small yellow flower and green leaves

Tired Summer Tomatoes

There’s nothing better than homegrown tomatoes picked fresh off the vine, but you may find yourself with plenty of green leaves, tomato flowers, and little to no fruit. What’s going on???

Garden plot covered with clear plastic sheeting

The Perfect Weather for Solarizing Soil

Soil solarization is an effective, non-chemical method for managing soil-borne pests, weeds, and pathogens by harnessing the sun's energy. It involves spreading plastic sheeting over an area you wish…

Plants for Living Landscapes, Trees and Shrubs.

Plants for Living Landscapes - Trees and Shrubs

Join us to learn more about trees and shrubs and how they can be the backbone of your landscape. This is a free workshop open to the public. It is part 2 of a 7-part series geared towards becoming an…

Plants for Living Landscape: Perennials

Plants for Living Landscapes: Perennials

Join us to learn more about perennial plants and their place in the landscape on Thursday, October 21, 2021, at 10 a.m. at the N.C. Cooperative Extension of Hoke County office located at 645 E Palmer…

Fruits and berries

Fruits and Berries Workshop

Learn how to grow fruits and berries by attending the upcoming "Fruits and Berries" workshop. The workshop will be held Thursday, October 7, 2021, at 10 a.m. at the N.C. Cooperative Extension of Hoke…

poster describing sandy soil

Gardening in Sandy Soils

“Love the place you live” is a great adage when you have the perfect gardening conditions. But, when you live in an area with sandy and acidic soils, it becomes a little more challenging. Some simple…