Outdoor Mushroom Cultivation
Mushrooms are the fruiting bodies of fungi and typically grow above the ground. Below the ground are hyphae which …
Kinsey Watkins
Extension Agent, Agriculture - Horticulture Richmond County Centerkinsey_watkins@ncsu.eduStreet Address: 123 Caroline St
Suite 100
Rockingham, NC 28379
Suite 100
Rockingham, NC 28379
Mailing Address: PO Box 1358
Rockingham, NC 28380
Rockingham, NC 28380
Job Description Consumer and Commercial Horticulture providing educational programming for farmers, homeowners, landscapers, and pesticide applicators, community members, and volunteers.
Recent Posts by Kinsey Watkins
What Plant Labels Are Really Telling You
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Creating Your Own Themed Gardens
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Fertilizer Basics
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Mushrooms in Your Yard: Friend or Foe
With the temperature warming up, you may start to see things growing that you didn’t plant. Mushrooms tend to …
Tips for Watering Your Lawn and Garden
Water is our most important natural resource and with hot summer months that bring dry conditions, it’s more important …
Vermicomposting
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