Learn More Using the Resources Below

• How to: Packing soil samples for shipment
• How to: Soil Sampling Home Lawns & Gardens
• How to: Soil Sampling Large Areas: Agricultural Crops, Pastures, Parks or Athletic Turf
• How to: Taking a Soil Sample at Your Home or Garden (with pictures)
• Mecklenburg Plant Sale Information and Handouts

Farmers Markets and Community Gardens

• Charlotte Tailgate Farmers Market
• Community Gardens in Mecklenburg County
• Midwood Park Community Garden (Plaza-Midwood)
• Pick-Your-Own and Roadside Markets in NC

Gardening with Youth

• KidsGardening.com
• Kinder Garden

Information Portals

• Blackberries and Raspberries
• Blueberries
• Composting
• Extension Entomology - Insect Biology and Management
• Extension Gardener
• Gardening in North Carolina (Urban Horticulture)
• Horticulture
• Muscadine Grapes
• NC Community Gardens
• Therapeutic Horticulture

More Extension Programs at NC State University

• Apiculture and Beekeeping
• Fruit Crops
• NC State Plant Disease and Insect Clinic
• Urban Landscaping for Wildlife with Native Plants
• Urban Wildlife
• Wildlife Extension

National eXtension Resources

• Bee Health
• Gardens and Landscapes
• Imported Fire Ants
• Water Conservation for Lawn and Landscape

Newsletters

• Extension Gardener

Partnerships and Organizations

• JC Raulston Arboretum
• NC Soil Testing Lab

Plant Identification

• Common Woody Plants of the Carolina Piedmont
• Plants of the Southeastern U.S. Identification - NCSU Plant Biology

Publications, Information, and News

• Lawn and Garden Publications

Resources

• Plant Identification Tools - NC State Department of Plant Biology

Social Media

• Extension Gardener on Facebook

Soil Testing Kits

• How to Take a Soil Sample for Home Lawns, Gardens, and Landscapes
• Soil Sample Information Chart
• Soil Testing Kit Locations In Mecklenburg County

Specialized Search Tools

• Plants Database

Trees - Community Forestry

• Fall Cankerworm Factsheet
• Plaza-Midwood Neighborhood Association Tree Banding

Volunteers in Extension

• Extension Master Gardener
• NC Master Beekeeper Program