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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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Enjoying and employing rice

Making It Grow Minutes ·

2025/08/07

Rice isn't just delicious, it's functional.

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Salt is hygroscopic, but rice is a desiccant

Making It Grow Minutes ·

2025/08/06

Has South Carolina's humidity clumped up your salt dispenser? Add some rice. Amanda McNulty explains why this household hack works.

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Salt cellars

Making It Grow Minutes ·

2025/08/04

Have you ever used a salt cellar? Host Amanda McNulty explains how to place them on the dining table and gives some helpful information on storing salt.

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Swamp milkweed

Making It Grow Minutes ·

2025/08/02

Monarch butterflies love swamp milkweed for egg-laying and feeding caterpillars, but find competition for food with the native swamp milkweed beetle.

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A welcome and fortuitous visitor

Making It Grow Minutes ·

2025/08/01

'The Great Outdoors' sometimes comes indoors to the McNulty house.

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South Carolina: 'The Tastier Peach State'

Making It Grow Minutes ·

2025/07/12

California grows more peaches than South Carolina and Georgia, but South Carolina's peaches are juicier and sweeter.

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It's free stone peach season

Making It Grow Minutes ·

2025/07/11

No matter which grower produced peaches near you, all of South Carolina's are delicious, and different varieties come available about every ten days.

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When it comes to controlling mosquitoes, 'BT' is your...

Making It Grow Minutes ·

2025/07/10

Bacillus thuringiensis, variety israelensis, is a naturally occurring bacterium that only acts on mosquito larvae.

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Yard foggers kill more than just mosquitoes

Making It Grow Minutes ·

2025/07/09

Since 1970, we’ve lost three billion North American birds and experienced declines in native bees, other beneficial insects, and our recycling decomposers in large part due to the use of pesticides.

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Mosquito foggers can lead to resistance

Making It Grow Minutes ·

2025/07/07

Mosquitos can be a pain, but Amanda McNulty shares alternatives to fogging and pesticides to help keep mosquitos from pestering you.

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Why bees are so busy around watermelons

Making It Grow Minutes ·

2025/06/14

A lot goes into getting watermelons from seed to a tasty treat in your refrigerator.

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South Carolina's Watermelon Queen shares the health...

Making It Grow Minutes ·

2025/06/13

Gracen Vaughn hands out watermelon slices at school field days, farmers markets, grocery stores, festivals, and other gatherings to tell people about the health benefits of watermelons.

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When you think watermelon, think Gilbert Miller

Making It Grow Minutes ·

2025/06/12

Gilbert Miller of Clemson’s Edisto Research and Education Center is not only a Doctor of Plant and Environmental Sciences, but also president of the South Carolina Watermelon Association.

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When it comes to watermelons, variety is the 'slice'...

Making It Grow Minutes ·

2025/06/11

Watermelon breeders are developing new varieties each year, with over 1,200 different kinds currently grown around the world.

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The sound of a ripe watermelon

Making It Grow Minutes ·

2025/06/09

Amanda McNulty explains the trick to picking the perfect melon when giving it the "thump" test.

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If your yard's big enough, plant an oak tree.

Making It Grow Minutes ·

2025/05/10

Oak trees serve as the larval food source for almost a thousand different caterpillars.

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You are nature's best hope.

Making It Grow Minutes ·

2025/05/09

Amanda McNulty explains how making space for native plants in your yard can help restore North America's declining nesting bird population.

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Birds are having trouble finding enough caterpillars...

Making It Grow Minutes ·

2025/05/08

Caterpillars can only eat the leaves of certain native plants. Amanda McNulty offers ways to help build back North America's rapidly declining nesting bird population.

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Larval food plants

Making It Grow Minutes ·

2025/05/07

Boxwoods, azaleas, and crepe myrtles are lovely to look at, but are dead zones for caterpillars.

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What does entomology have to do with bird decline?

Making It Grow Minutes ·

2025/05/05

Host Amanda McNulty shares a shocking statistic regarding North America's bird population.

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