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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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. -
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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'The Great Outdoors' sometimes comes indoors to the McNulty house.
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California grows more peaches than South Carolina and Georgia, but South Carolina's peaches are juicier and sweeter.
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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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Bacillus thuringiensis, variety israelensis, is a naturally occurring bacterium that only acts on mosquito larvae.
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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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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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A lot goes into getting watermelons from seed to a tasty treat in your refrigerator.
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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.
