If you don’t know already, Alexander County has a community garden! If you are interested in renting a bed, they are $25 per bed for the ENTIRE SEASON! Any additional bed is $10. That is a great deal! Just give us a call at 828-632-4451 to claim a bed.
The Taylorsville Community Garden now has “Community Share Beds” that will be planted for the community to harvest from. Because these beds are for the community, it is our hope that the
community will help us maintain those beds (weeding, watering, harvesting, etc.). Our workdays for these beds will be on Mondays and Thursdays from 2-4pm. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Cari Rosenbalm at 828-632-4451 or cari_rosenbalm@ncsu.edu. 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 22nd 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.
Click on the image above for a fact sheet on Planting and Mulching Trees and Shrubs.
Farmers Market Spring Vendors Meeting If you are interested in becoming a vendor in the Alexander County Farmers Market, please join us!! We will be adding a second location to the market during the week so stay tuned for that announcement! If you have any questions regarding the market, please contact Cari Rosenbalmat 828-632-4451 or cari_rosenbalm@ncsu.edu.
Alexander County offices will be closed Friday, March 29, 2024 for Good Friday.
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.
