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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

Home & Real Estate

What am I spraying?

This year has been a funny one so far. We’ve had lots of rain and then no rain and then lots of rain again as ... Read more

by Gene Fox, Thursday, July 8, 2021 4:23 pm

Home & Real Estate

Queen Anne’s Lace or Elderberry?

I attended an engagement party a few weeks back that was planned and catered by The Acreage Events. It was a lovely affair, worthy of ... Read more

by Gene Fox, Thursday, July 1, 2021 11:47 am

Home & Real Estate

Tips for traveling this summer

Most of us tend to save our vacation time for summer travel and fun. My family usually spends time at both the beach and visiting ... Read more

by Gene Fox, Thursday, June 17, 2021 11:24 am

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