North Carolina State Extension wrote an excellent publication on terrestrial flatworms, with common species around yards and gardens in the Carolinas called land planarians or hammerhead worms: https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/terrestrial-flatwormshammerhead-worms.
South Carolina Fruit and Vegetable Field Report February 1, 2021
24.07.2023 - 12:15 / hgic.clemson.edu
Rob Last reports, “Strawberry crops are developing well; however, we are seeing gray mold phomopsis blight in some crops. Sanitation can really help prevent botrytis from spreading as we move forward when allied to fungicide applications. Keep scouting for spider mites as there are active populations in some crops. Now is a great time of year to think about the maintenance of equipment for bed formation, cultivation for spring crops, and most important product application.”
Zachary Boone Snipes reports, “I feel like Forrest Gump describing the weather as of late. “One day, it started raining, and it didn’t stop for four months.” We are extremely wet in the Lowcountry, which is delaying a lot of ground prep for the upcoming season. Stay out of the fields if they are wet, as equipment will compact soil and make matters worse than they already are. This is the perfect time of year to order and stock up on pesticides, fertilizers, seeds, calibrate sprayers, clean ditches, sharpen tools, clean packing sheds, etc. Preventative maintenance and getting prepared for the upcoming season will lead to less stress and better management decisions down the road. This would also be a great time to explore all the links that lead to resources on SCGrower.com as well as to curl up with your Southeast Vegetable Crop Handbook.”
Justin Ballew reports, “The weather was a little warmer for most of the past week, and we received a little more rain. The strawberry fields I’ve looked at in the past week averaged 3-4 crowns. Growers have been working on sanitizing dead leaves and flower buds from their fields to keep botrytis inoculum down. I’ve gotten a couple of calls recently about whether it’s time to start protecting blooms. It’s still a
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24.07.2023 / 12:31
South Carolina Apples
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24.07.2023 / 12:24
Lime and Mint Infused Watermelon Sorbet
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24.07.2023 / 12:23
Water Use in South Carolina
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24.07.2023 / 12:23
Asian Longhorned Beetle – A New Invasive Tree Pest In South Carolina
The Asian longhorned beetle (ALB; Anoplophora glabripennis) is not easy to miss – adults of this large, black beetle with white spots, black and white striped antennae, and blueish feet are between 1 and 1 ½” long (Fig. 1). ALB larvae are equally striking as the large, white segmented larvae can be nearly 2” in length (Fig. 2). Established populations in the U.S. are found in Massachusetts, New York, and Ohio, and a new infestation was recently found in Charleston County, South Carolina.
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24.07.2023 / 12:23
Clemson Extension Launches South Carolina Certified Landscape Professional Online Program
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24.07.2023 / 12:22
Copperheads In South Carolina
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24.07.2023 / 12:15
February Week 3 Garden Photos
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24.07.2023 / 12:15
February Week 1 Garden Photos
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24.07.2023 / 12:13
Tips and Tricks for Growing Lily of the Nile
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24.07.2023 / 12:13
SCBG Plant Sale 2021
Pyrus calleryana ‘Bradford’ was once touted as the perfect, sterile garden or landscape tree. It has now bred prolifically with other pear species and spread so extensively that it is now on South Carolina’s invasive plant list. Now is an excellent time to replace these pest trees with something more ecologically sound. We have several options to choose from at the South Carolina Plant Sale or visit your local nursery to find alternatives. The SCBG plant sale is online again this spring; details are here: https://www.clemson.edu/public/scbg/plant-sale/index.html