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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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Bat guano

Making It Grow Minutes ·

2025/10/18

Bird and bat guano have both been used as valuable sources of fertilizer. The most valuable guano is found in caves protected from water.

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Is that bottle of tequila bat-friendly? Check the label.

Making It Grow Minutes ·

2025/10/17

Agave growers get higher yields of tequila precursors when the plants aren’t allowed to flower, imperiling bats that depend on the night-blooming flowers.

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Bats as pollinators

Making It Grow Minutes ·

2025/10/16

Do you enjoy tequila? Thank the bat community.

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Bats in South Carolina

Making It Grow Minutes ·

2025/10/15

Host Amanda McNulty explains how you can help protect our state's bat population.

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October is Bat Month

Making It Grow Minutes ·

2025/10/13

Host Amanda McNulty explains why bats are important mammals worldwide.

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Storing chlorophyll

Making It Grow Minutes ·

2025/10/04

Tree leaves aren't the only thing that contains chlorophyll; sometimes it's stored in the fruit.

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Chlorophyll: an expensive molecule for plants to make

Making It Grow Minutes ·

2025/10/03

Chlorophyll is the basis for life on Earth.

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Tapping trees

Making It Grow Minutes ·

2025/10/02

Tapping trees has a long history in the U.S.

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Vermont: a leaf-peeper's paradise

Making It Grow Minutes ·

2025/10/01

In the fall, Vermont's deciduous trees put on an eye-popping display of color.

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Chasing Autumn: where and when to witness South...

Making It Grow Minutes ·

2025/09/29

If you want to see beautiful fall leaves in South Carolina, you should head up above Highway 11.

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An obscure study of stabilimenta

Making It Grow Minutes ·

2025/08/30

During World War II, the stabilimenta of writing spiders was observed getting smaller, possibly supporting a theory of the zigzag's purpose.

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Mystery of the stabilimentum

Making It Grow Minutes ·

2025/08/29

While joining a friend to watch writing spiders weave their webs, Amanda McNulty ponders the purpose of the stabilimentum.

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Writing spiders

Making It Grow Minutes ·

2025/08/28

Host Amanda McNulty takes a closer look at the web weaving of writing spiders.

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Big yellow spiders

Making It Grow Minutes ·

2025/08/27

One of the common spiders that weave webs with a distinctive zigzag pattern is the yellow garden spider.

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Spiderweb Management

Making It Grow Minutes ·

2025/08/25

Instead of having to keep up with cleaning spiderwebs from the front of her house, Amanda McNulty decides to recruit some members of the wildlife community.

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Appreciating the Trumpet Creeper

Making It Grow Minutes ·

2025/08/16

Although some consider it invasive, the Trumpet Creeper has inspired naturalists and writers, such as hummingbird enthusiast William Hilton.

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Trumpet creeper

Making It Grow Minutes ·

2025/08/15

The native Campsis radicans, or Trumpet Creeper, is often called invasive, but it supports a variety of wildlife.

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The efficiency of scout ants

Making It Grow Minutes ·

2025/08/14

Amanda McNulty can't find the rice in her pantry, but guess who can.

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Wildlife guests

Making It Grow Minutes ·

2025/08/13

Amanda McNulty reflects on the variety of animals that have visited her home throughout her lifetime.

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Ant control

Making It Grow Minutes ·

2025/08/11

From fire ants to sugar ants, there are effective methods for controlling a variety of Formicidae.

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