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March 2025 Newsletter

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child planting in a garden

Cultivating Curiosity

Connecting Kids to Farm, Garden and NatureWhether you have ample garden space or are working with limited resources, you’ll discover how to integrate fun activities that inspire young people to grow…

Master Gardener Invitation

Master Gardeners Celebrate 30 Years

2025 marks 30 years that the Master Gardener Program has been active in Moore County. To commemorate this milestone, come hear retired Extension Agent, Taylor Williams, give a presentation on the…

Serrated green tree leaves on a thin branch over forest-floor leaf litter

Marvelous Mulberry

I heard a podcast the other day that sparked my interest. It was all about mulberry trees. The common mulberry, Morus rubra, is a native to North Carolina. In fact, when I first moved to NC three…

Monarch butterfly perched on clusters of yellow goldenrod flowers

Goldenrod Goodness

A recent trip to Slow Farm in Cameron, North Carolina revived an interest in a plant that I feel I have somewhat overlooked. Goldenrod (Solidago sp., is a fascinating and useful plant for so many…

buckeye fruit rot on green and slightly ripe tomatoes

Tomato Troubles: Brown Spots on Tomato Fruit

You’re heading out to the garden to harvest your beautiful, ripe tomatoes, but when you get there, you find fruit that has dark brown spots on the skin. It is common to jump to the very typical…

4-H'ers in Parade

Latest Extension Newsletter Published

Read our latest newsletter: Moore County Board of Commissioners declare December as Digital Inclusion Month, residents are asked to answers 5-minute broadband survey, get Master Gardener℠ volunteer…

Longleaf Pine Trees

The 2021 Sandhills Virtual Farm Tour Visits Pinestar Farms

Here in the land of the longleaf pine where tobacco once reigned supreme, the longleaf pine stands tall on the Bryant family farms. The 2021 Sandhills Virtual Farm tour visits Pinestar Farms and…

clear, gummy ooze on the surface of peach skin

Peach Fruit Gummosis

It's spring, and you start noticing a clear, gummy ooze coming from your newly formed peaches. The likely cause of this is peach fruit gummosis. Gummosis appears on fruit surface following feeding…

Crab spider (Family Thomisidae) feeds on a tarnished plant bug (Lygus lineolaris)

Nature's Pest Control: Crab Spiders

In most gardens, if you look close enough, you can see all kinds of interesting things. You might notice a new plant part that you hadn't noticed before or a bee buzzing around inside of a flower.…