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Yellow flesh watermelon
2025 North Carolina Standard Size Triploid Watermelon Cultivar Evaluation Study Now Available

November 24, 2025

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2024 North Carolina Zucchini Squash Cultigen Evaluation Study Now Available

May 8, 2025

Fig. 1: gummy stem blight leaf spots on watermelon leaves and cotyledons (Photo: Erin Eure, NC State Extension)
Gummy Stem Blight Detected in Watermelon Transplants in North Carolina

May 2, 2025

From: Extension Plant Pathology
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2024 North Carolina Mini Size Triploid Watermelon Cultivar Evaluation Study Now Available

February 19, 2025

Summer employees lining up watermelons for quality evaluations
2024 North Carolina Standard Triploid Watermelon Cultivar Evaluation Study Now Available

January 9, 2025

Featured image: Cucumber leaf with downy mildew lesions and sporulation under a hand-held microscope for diagnosis (Photo credit: Lina Quesada)
Cucumber Downy Mildew Found in Sampson County in North Carolina

June 5, 2024

From: Extension Plant Pathology
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2023 North Carolina and Tennessee Pumpkin Cultigen Evaluation Study Now Available

April 12, 2024

Cucurbit leaf with mosaic yellow lesions and necrotic spots; label "5377181" in corner
Downy Mildew

February 16, 2024

From: Extension Gardener
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Snow on bare tree branches at D.H. Hill Library
Winter Weather Impacts, Round 2

January 30, 2026

From: Plant Disease and Insect Clinic
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PDIC Adverse Weather Closure

January 23, 2026

From: Plant Disease and Insect Clinic
watermelon bins
2026 NC Watermelon Production Meeting

January 22, 2026

From: Vegetable Production
Cover photo of 2026 Southeastern U.S. Vegetable Crop Handbook
2026 Southeastern U.S. Vegetable Crop Handbook

January 9, 2026

From: Vegetable Production
A wasp sitting on a leaf. It is mostly dark with some yellow markings
Yellow-Legged Hornet Nest Found in South Carolina Near Charlotte

December 15, 2025

From: Plant Disease and Insect Clinic
Two red poinsettia plants sitting on a metal surface, seen from above.
Clinic Holiday Closings (Late 2025 - Early 2026)

November 26, 2025

From: Plant Disease and Insect Clinic
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Join Us for the 2025 NC Produce Safety Professionals Conference!

October 16, 2025

From: NC Fresh Produce Safety
2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zones map of continental US showing color-coded zones
Out-of-State Samples Now Being Accepted

October 14, 2025

From: Plant Disease and Insect Clinic
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2025 Southeast Vegetable & Fruit Expo

September 25, 2025

From: Vegetable Production
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2025 Greenhouse Vegetable Growers Conference

September 19, 2025

From: Vegetable Production
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