Making It Grow Minutes Amanda McNulty
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Gardening and horticulture news and tips, as well as agricultural information from Amanda McNulty, the host of SCETV's "Making It Grow" and Clemson University Extension Agent. Produced by South Carolina Public Radio.Making It Grow Minutes are produced by South Carolina Public Radio, in partnership with Clemson University's Extension Service.
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Cicadas set the stage for a historic event
When Thomas Jefferson was president, there was an event that is finally repeating itself this year -- a concurrent emergence of two specific broods of periodic cicadas; and it won’t happen again until about another two hundred years.
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The serenade of the cicada
Unlike some people these days, cicadas don’t have dating apps; they use sound to find a mate.
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Cicada season is drawing near
Naturalist Austin Jenkins talked to us recently about the periodic cicada emergence in South Carolina. Our state’s cicadas that will come out in huge numbers in the Piedmont are on a thirteen-year cycle.
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The South Carolina Botanical Garden at Clemson University is a State Treasure
The South Carolina Botanical Garden is a treasure located on the campus of Clemson University.
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Pine Trees are Likely not Making You Sneeze
If you can eat those delicious pine nuts without trouble, you probably aren’t allergic to pine pollen.
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Why Yellow Means Green for South Carolina
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.