If you don’t know already, Alexander County has a community garden! If you are interested in renting a bed, they are $10 per bed for the ENTIRE SEASON! That is a great deal! Just give us a call at 828-632-4451 to claim a bed.
We are also hosting a community garden workday to help prepare these beds for the 2023 season on March 13th, from 9am - 12
noon. If you would like to get a few volunteer hours in, learn a little more about bed prep/gardening, or would just like to get your hands dirty that morning, please stop by or let me know you’re coming (especially if you are renting a bed…)! We will need all the help we can get!
Month-by-month lists of common plant diseases, pests, and other problems you may encounter in North Carolina yards and gardens. Straight from our PDIC (Plant Disease & Insect Clinic) entomologists and pathologists!
Arbor Day! - March 17th Arbor Day is all about giving thanks to your trees. There are many ways you can celebrate your trees. Here are a few ideas:
Pick up litter. The trees clean the air for us. Let’s clean up the ground for them.
Get outside. You can’t show your gratitude to trees from indoors. Get outside and spend time in nature.
Plant a tree! What better way to celebrate our trees than planting one? Learn more about how to best plant trees with our reforestation page.
Learn tree identification. Learn what trees are around you and their individual benefits. Check out our new tree identification resource helping you identify 21 of North Carolina’s most common trees.
Understand invasive species. You can protect trees by understanding invasive species that harm them and utilizing best practices to avoid further spread. Learn more about invasive species on our forest health page.
Manage your woodlots. The best way to have healthy trees is by learning forest management. Discover how to manage your forestland with our forest management page.
NC State University and N.C. A&T State University work in tandem, along with federal, state and local
governments, to form a strategic partnership called N.C. Cooperative Extension.
