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Columns

Dishing the dirt: What is it and how do I spray for it?

This time of year, with every passing warm day, a hot topic has been spraying herbicides on home lawns. I fielded this question three times ... Read more

by Gene Fox, Thursday, June 23, 2022 2:34 pm

Agriculture

Dishing the Dirt: How do I get my Hydrangeas to be blue?

We have all seen them, those beautifully blue mopheads in our neighbor’s garden. So, how do they get them to be blue? First, you need ... Read more

by Gene Fox, Friday, June 17, 2022 4:33 pm

Columns

Dishing the dirt-But it looks so pretty?

I have made several house calls over the last three weeks looking at tree issues. The trees in our landscapes are dear to us as ... Read more

by Gene Fox, Wednesday, May 25, 2022 3:28 pm

Columns

If Zucchini is Squash, why isn’t it called Squash?

Some questions are just too good to pass up! Zucchini is nothing more than a fancy name for green squash. Summer squash (Cucurbita pepo) has ... Read more

by Gene Fox, Friday, May 20, 2022 4:09 pm

Columns

Gene Fox: Boxwoods or bust

When I was a kid growing up in Western Maryland, there was this house on our road that I always noticed in the winter. It ... Read more

by Gene Fox, Thursday, February 3, 2022 6:27 pm

Columns

Gene Fox: The joys of homeownership

It was a long weekend at my house, I mean in addition to the Martin Luther King Holiday. All of the kids were home which ... Read more

by Gene Fox, Monday, January 24, 2022 11:48 am

Columns

Gene Fox: Where do you go to learn?

I am the expert…well no, not really! Every day I try to learn more and more about horticulture. There are so many crops from vegetables ... Read more

by Gene Fox, Thursday, January 13, 2022 5:39 pm

Agriculture

Mums blooming a sign of fall

The upcoming weekend looks absolutely wonderful; the beginning of fall actually feels like fall! I can’t remember when the last time that happened was, it ... Read more

by Gene Fox, Thursday, September 23, 2021 7:24 pm

Home & Real Estate

Caterpillar season is coming

It’s that time of year again and the usual suspects are beginning to appear.  This very colorful worm (a.k.a. caterpillar) on your azaleas is an ... Read more

by Gene Fox, Wednesday, July 28, 2021 2:56 pm

Agriculture

The Ocracoke Fig Festival

Ocracoke will be celebrating the great fig during the weekend of August 5-7. This is the 8th annual Ocracoke Fig Festival. To a plant nerd ... Read more

by Gene Fox, Thursday, July 15, 2021 12:13 pm

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