Join Alexander County in Celebrating National Farmers Market Week! Our celebration on Facebook will start August 7th and continue until August 13th where we will be showcasing each of our own farmers market vendors and their stories. Our in-person celebration will be at the Alexander County Farmers Market on Saturday August 13th from 8- Noon! There will be music, games with prizes, and raffle opportunities as well! Show some love for your local farmers market vendors by attending our celebration on August 13th! We hope to see you there!
Here is a list of our vendors and some of the items they sell: Carol Lovingood - fresh sourdough bread, cream cheese pound cakes, & all natural soaps Beaver Branch Bees - local honey Margaret & Reece Childers - fresh produce, pound cakes, jams and jellies Alvin Woody - wood crafts, old timey wood puzzles, & walking canes Nancy Case - herbs, planters, & vegetable transplants Colton’s Cluckers - fresh eggs, duck eggs, & guinea eggs Forever Farm - perennials Deaton Farm - fresh produce Johnathan Bowles - fresh, local peaches (Limited time
only!) …and more!!
BOLOs (Be On The Lookout)....
This insect has now been confirmed to have been established in NC. Early detection and rapid response are still critical in order to control this pest and slow the spread. If you see a spotted lanternfly in NC, please submit a picture through this online reporting tool!
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!
On Wednesday, August 10th the NC State Extension Crop and Soil Science Department will hold the, 2022 Lake Wheeler Turfgrass Field Day at the Lake Wheeler Turfgrass Research Lab in Raleigh, NC. The annual Turfgrass Field Day offers a chance to view the NC State University Turfgrass Program’s ongoing research trials and speak directly with NC State University’s faculty and staff. The broad range of topics includes cultural practices, new cultivars, turfgrass breeding program, fungicide trials, pesticide fate, irrigation technologies, aquatic weed management, mosquito management in the landscape, weed control, and more. Approved Pesticide Credits: A:0.5, B:0.5, L:3, N:3, D:3, X:3
credits. You must register (see link below for agenda and registration information)! Lunch provided.
Recent headlines about insect declines and three billion fewer birds in North America are a bleak reality check about how ineffective our current landscape designs have been at sustaining the plants and animals that sustain us. The good news is there’s still time! Tallamy will discuss simple steps each of us can take by adding native plants to our home landscape to increase biodiversity. He will explain why we, ourselves, are nature’s best
hope. Doug Tallamy will be in Burlington, NC at the Paramount Theatre on Thursday, September 29 at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $5.00 and are available at the Paramount Theater Box Office 12-3 p.m. Monday-Saturday.
This month our 4H Garden Club learned all about hummingbirds! They learned about the species we have here in NC, how to plant for them, and how to make hummingbird food correctly. They also made their own diy hummingbird feeders!
If your
children are interested in our garden club, join us in August 11th where we will be starting our fall planting of vegetables in our community garden!
Check out the photos below from the meeting in July:
This is your reminder to water your lawn & plants only when needed during these hot days of August!
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.
