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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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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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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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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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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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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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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We know about the crisis of people without homes but there is also a crisis for cavity-nesting birds.
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Host Amanda McNulty of Making It Grow sees the natural beauty of the Wateree floodplain during her daily commute.
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Ladybug larvae, both native and imported, are described as looking like alligators. But, there's an important difference between the two...
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Asian ladybug beetles prefer to come inside the part of the house that gets afternoon sun.