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Making It Grow Minutes

Gardening and horticulture news and tips, as well as agricultural information from Amanda McNulty, the host of SCETV"s "Making It Grow" and Clemson University Extension Agent. Produced by South Carolina Public Radio.Making It Grow Minutes are produced by South Carolina Public Radio, in partnership with Clemson University"s Extension Service.

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Mountain Laurel: beauty and beast

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2024/05/04

Mountain Laurel has a fascinating pattern of twisting and turning branches, very decorative to look at but hard to maneuver through.

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The taste of honey has not always been so sweet,...

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2024/05/03

A relative of our beloved mountain laurel is Kalmia angustifolia, called white wicky or sheepkill.

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Kalmia latifolia, also known as mountain laurel, is...

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2024/05/02

Although the common name of Kalmia latifolia is mountain laurel, you can find this handsome evergreen native plant growing, often in thickets, from the mountains to the sea, including on South Carolina's Fort Jackson.

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"Miss May" turns a garbage heap into a free, public...

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2024/05/01

Kalmia Gardens in Hartsville was the creation of Mrs. D. R. Coker, affectionately called "Miss May."

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Coker University's Kalmia Gardens is home to an...

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2024/04/29

At Kalmia Gardens, a northern type of mountain laurel, galax, and a specific witch hazel have persisted in that unusual ecosystem.

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The work of female cicadas and their nymphs

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2024/04/20

Cicadas are native to our area and have been coexisting with their ecosystems for eons and eons.

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South Carolina could witness two beautiful events of...

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2024/04/19

Residents of the Palmetto State won’t have to go too far to experience the emergence of maybe a billion periodic cicadas.

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Cicadas set the stage for a historic event

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2024/04/18

When Thomas Jefferson was president, there was an event that is finally repeating itself this year -- a concurrent emergence of two specific broods of periodic cicadas; and it won’t happen again until about another two hundred years.

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The serenade of the cicada

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2024/04/17

Unlike some people these days, cicadas don’t have dating apps; they use sound to find a mate.

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Cicada season is drawing near

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2024/04/15

Naturalist Austin Jenkins talked to us recently about the periodic cicada emergence in South Carolina. Our state’s cicadas that will come out in huge numbers in the Piedmont are on a thirteen-year cycle.

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The South Carolina Botanical Garden at Clemson...

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2024/03/23

The South Carolina Botanical Garden is a treasure located on the campus of Clemson University.

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Pine Trees are Likely not Making You Sneeze

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2024/03/22

If you can eat those delicious pine nuts without trouble, you probably aren’t allergic to pine pollen.

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Why Yellow Means Green for South Carolina

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2024/03/21

Agriculture is the largest industry in South Carolina, with timber being by far the most valuable crop, and pines are the largest component of that.

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The Biology of Pine Cones

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2024/03/20

Pine trees produce male pine cones on the lower part of the tree and female ones towards the top, a clever way to prevent self-fertilization.

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The Science of Calculating Pine Tree Pollen

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2024/03/18

There’s actually a scientific method to establish when pines will be releasing pollen: by keeping a record of the number of degree-days above 55° Fahrenheit after February 1st.

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Our cavity-nesting birds are running out of places to...

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2024/03/09

If you can safely leave dead branches or even a dead tree on your property, you could end up with at-risk birds happily cohabitating with you.

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The Importance of Snags

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2024/03/08

In part of our large yard, one area has three dozen mature pines. Occasionally one gets hit by lightning and dies, becoming a snag, and we leave them up.

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Flight of the Kestrel

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2024/03/07

The American kestrel, our smallest falcon, is a handsome bird easily seen as they perch on power lines looking for prey on the ground below or flying past them.

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The crisis for cavity-nesting birds

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2024/03/06

We know about the crisis of people without homes but there is also a crisis for cavity-nesting birds.

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The difference between kestrels and hawks

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2024/03/06

Host Amanda McNulty of Making It Grow sees the natural beauty of the Wateree floodplain during her daily commute.

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