Making It Grow Minutes
Mon-Sat, throughout the day
Amanda McNulty of Clemson University’s Extension Service and host of ETV’s six-time Emmy Award-winning show, Making It Grow, offers gardening tips and techniques.
Making It Grow Minutes are produced by South Carolina Public Radio, in partnership with Clemson University's Extension Service.
Latest Episodes
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A lot goes into getting watermelons from seed to a tasty treat in your refrigerator. -
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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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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Watermelon breeders are developing new varieties each year, with over 1,200 different kinds currently grown around the world.
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Amanda McNulty explains the trick to picking the perfect melon when giving it the "thump" test.
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Oak trees serve as the larval food source for almost a thousand different caterpillars.
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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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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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Boxwoods, azaleas, and crepe myrtles are lovely to look at, but are dead zones for caterpillars.
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Host Amanda McNulty shares a shocking statistic regarding North America's bird population.
