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Fruit Plants Still Available Through 4/17/26 or Until Sold Out/

Watauga Extension 2026 fruit plant sale has been extended while supplies last. We have now sold out of Liberty, Gragg, and Red Astrachan, Keener Seedling, and Hopples Antique Gold, and have 1 Roxbury…

Apple Grafting Workshop is now Full

Watauga Cooperative Extension Service will offer an apple grafting workshop on March 26 from 5:30-7:30 pm. At this workshop you will learn the uses and techniques for grafting fruit trees. You will…

Common Snakes of the High Country of Western North Carolina

As warmer summer days heat up the landscape here in the High Country of western North Carolina, our bears, birds, bugs, and beasts get their warm-weather wake-up call. In the late afternoons &…

Seed Saving Workshop Flyer; all information in flyer is included in article text

Seed Saving Workshops at the Watauga County Public Library

Mondays, 4/21/25 & 4/28/25: Seed Saving Workshops at the Watauga Public Library At this very outset of springtime, gardeners may be thinking of seeds mostly as something to buy (or source from…

Streambank Restoration Class Recording and Printed Resources

If you missed the "Overview of Streambank Repair" class, you can watch Watch the Recording HereThe recording will provide you with an overview of options for repairing hurricane damaged streambanks.…

Attend the Seed / Plant Swap and Educational Classes March 22nd

Watauga Extension will once again hold a Seed and Plant Swap as well as Educational Classes. on Sunday March 2rd, beginning at 1:30 Registration and details here Classes start at 1:30 and Seed Swap…

Volunteers installing erosion-control matting and planting willow stakes along a riverbank

Which Activities in and Near Streams Require Permits?

Here is a quick guide from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as to which post Helene cleanup activities near or in bodies of water will require a permit. For more information on the U.S. Army Corps…

Potted mixed salad greens (lettuce, kale) overflowing from black plastic planter on stone patio

Planting a Fall Garden Class and Tour, a Few Spots Left

Come learn how to continue your garden into the fall. At this free class, learn what to grow, when to plant it, how to extend the season. We will send you home with 8-12 cool season plants to try at…

Drawings of various fruits with their structures

Seed Saving Workshop Series July 12 & October 4, 2024

Cooperative Extension, the Watauga County Seed Library, and Laughing Springs Farm of Boone, NC have a two part seed-saving series designed to help farmers and gardeners grow and save the highest…

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Plant Diagnostic Services and Home Horticulture Hotline Available

Home Horticulture Hotline Paige Patterson, Consumer and Commercial Horticulture Agent, along with the Watauga Extension Master Gardeners, can help you with all your plant needs. If you have a…