Tobacco was once an important cash crop in the South, but much longer ago, the Cherokee valued it too and meticulously saved their seeds, including some a spelunker found in a cave 2,000 years later.
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Garden tips everyone in coastal North Carolina should know
Barbara W. Ellis’ new book “Container & Small-Space Gardening for the South: How to Grow Flowers & Food No Matter Where You Live,” offers guidance that can help gardeners challenged by even the sandiest coastal soils.
Explore Native Plants with Master Gardeners
Carteret County Master Gardeners Feb. 12 will be “Exploring Native Coastal Plants of the Carolinas” with Paul Hosier, professor emeritus of botany at UNCW, at the Crystal Coast Civic Center.
Library Garden Winter Series Kicks Off Jan. 15
Gardeners can get some pointers for their spring garden during the 2020 Library Garden Winter Series being offered by N.C State Extension’s Dare County Master Gardeners at Kill Devil Hills and Manteo libraries.
