Gene Fox, Author at Washington Daily News

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The ecological and practical benefits of planting native species

Dr. Angela Foster contributes this weekend’s article. She’s an instructor at Craven Community College, and one of our Extension Master Gardener volunteers. Recently, I had ... Read more

by Gene Fox, Wednesday, October 23, 2024 11:37 am

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How to pick and keep the perfect pumpkin

Our church is having a pumpkin carving contest coming up this week, so I thought it would be a good time to remind folks how ... Read more

by Gene Fox, Wednesday, October 16, 2024 4:01 pm

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Protect your garden: organic vole control for fall and winter

As I continue to enjoy my fall writing break, I hope you enjoy another article from Dr. Angela Foster, one of our Extension Master Gardener ... Read more

by Gene Fox, Wednesday, October 9, 2024 1:57 pm

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Wait…Roundup is no longer Roundup?

Perhaps you missed it. Back in July, the commercials that plagued our evening television commercial space stopped. There was a last-chance type message to get ... Read more

by Gene Fox, Wednesday, August 14, 2024 4:22 pm

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Large patch appears in August

I have been away at training this week. Every time we have training, there has been a tropical storm or hurricane lately. This one was ... Read more

by Gene Fox, Thursday, August 8, 2024 5:35 pm

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Azalea Caterpillars or Labor Day Worms?

It’s that time of year again and the usual suspects are beginning to appear. Last week I went over a pest that we see this ... Read more

by Gene Fox, Thursday, August 1, 2024 6:40 pm

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What happened to my dogwoods?

What happened to my dogwoods (Cornus florida)? This was the question form the caller this week. I needed more information so; I did a field ... Read more

by Gene Fox, Thursday, July 18, 2024 11:48 am

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Avoid the direct July sun with your Christmas Cactus

I was working outside this past weekend, cleaning up the yard and had been helping my son with a project on his car. It sure ... Read more

by Gene Fox, Thursday, July 11, 2024 4:24 pm

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How to douse your fire ants

I was working in the yard this past weekend, finally getting to a few clean-up projects I had been putting off like removing the Virginia ... Read more

by Gene Fox, Wednesday, July 3, 2024 4:10 pm

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The rain dance worked but my tomatoes are rotten

We got some rain this week! Hopefully, you saw my article on drought last week. I want to continue that discussion with a couple of ... Read more

by Gene Fox, Thursday, June 27, 2024 4:06 pm

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