Clemson Cooperative Extension

Greater Greenville Master Gardener Speakers Bureau and Clemson Extension-Horticulture

Mary Vargo Horticulture Agent Greenville County Throughout the summer, the Greater Greenville Master Gardener Speakers Bureau and Clemson Extension – Horticulture joined hands to offer a series of invaluable and free gardening programs. These programs covered an extensive array of gardening topics and addressed issues that resonate with the community in Greenville County. Commencing in […]

Protecting Peaches from Frost & Harvesting Muscadines

Andy Rollins Upstate Commercial Fruit & Vegetable Agent Cherokee, Greenville, Spartanburg, Union, & York Counties At the beginning of this year, I continued work with a cellulose nanocrystal particle to verify its ability to frost-protect peach. It was successful but has yet to be commercially available. I spent an inordinate amount of time looking at […]

Hemlock Conservation Expands in the Upstate

Carolyn Dawson Area Extension Forestry Agent Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens, & Spartanburg Counties Two years ago, a retired US Forest Service ranger named David Hedden entered my office and politely asked if anyone was doing anything to save the hemlock trees in the Upstate. In case you were not aware, there is a tiny […]

Water Resource Articles & Events

Heather Nix Upstate Regional Water Resource Agent Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Oconee, Pickens, & Spartanburg Counties Water is often taken for granted, but we depend on it for nearly everything, such as drinking water, growing food, producing electricity, recreating, and for industrial purposes. Several state agencies are working hard behind the scenes […]