Hard-working honeybees are essential to the production of much of our food. They pollinate many fruits and crops as well as plants such as clover that feed livestock!
What do you do when it’s just too hot to garden? Find a cool spot and chat with other gardeners! I spent some time recently with Carrboro’s acclaimed gardener and community leader, Frances Shetley!
The Playing in the Dirt team loves the happy side of gardening — pretty blooms, plentiful veggies or a good pile of compost! But this month we’re thinking about a few garden problems: Drought, copperheads and a destructive new pest.