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Composting 101

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Salt Spray Damage

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Container Gardening With Marie Butler

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Propagation by Layering

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2022 Currituck Home, Flower, and Garden Show

2022 Currituck Home, Flower, and Garden Show –“Going Native” . Currituck County Extension MasterGardener℠ are hosting the 2022 Currituck, Home, Flower, and Garden …

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2022 Warm Season Turf Update

On March 1st, 2022 N.C. Cooperative Extension, Currituck Center will host a training for golf course superintendents and landscapers …

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Vegetable Gardening Series

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Currituck Extension January Report

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2022 Albemarle Area Landscape School

Starting on Feb 15th, 2022, N.C. Cooperative Extension Currituck Center will host a training for landscape professionals. This training …

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