These links and sites are a great start to help you with your gardening needs and interests. Find plant and pest fact sheets, calculators, soil sample instructions, best practices, timetables and more!
Watch this short video to learn more about callibrating your irrigation system.
The Carolina Yards Program helps you conserve water and make positive environmental changes to your yard.
Learn more about the Clemson Sandhill Research and Education Center and locate the RCMGA demonstration gardens.
Clemson Extension provides unbiased, research-based in agribusiness; agriculture; gardening; food, nutrition and health; and natural resources.
Columbia Green is a nonprofit that exists to improve and protect the natural beauty of greater Columbia and promote a healthy environment for all our citizens.
If bringing your soil sample to the Richland County Extension Office isn't convenient, you may also drop off your sample at a community drop off location.
Germination and growing information for commonly grown annual flowers, herbs, and vegetables from Iowa State University Extension & Outreach.
The HGIC is a user-friendly resource for everyone from the novice to the advanced gardener, filled with fact sheets and science-based information
Learn more about IPM and find helpful resources.
Learn about the types of turfgrass grown in South Carolina.
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The North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox contains detailed descriptions and photographs of 4,652 plants that grow in and around North Carolina.
Real-time soil temperature and moisture estimates, anywhere in the world. Just enter your zipcode.
Oregon State University Extension Office resource. Soil temperature conditions for vegetable seed germination. PDF format download.
Learn why soil testing is important, how to do it, and where to take your samples. ​​​​​ ​
Watch this video to help you learn how to take a soil sample.
Search by common name, scientific name, or botanical family, or apply filters to discover native plants with desired characteristics.
Visit the Clemson Home & Garden Information Center to learn how to plan your garden.
Clemson's listing of all Master Gardener organizations throughout the Palmetto State.
Watch this short video to learn more about the Stinkhorn Mushroom.
A comprehensive list of agriculture resource in South Carolina and beyond
Resources and support for food, agriculture, natural resources, rural development, nutrition, and related issues.
South Carolina's Latest official Plant Hardiness Zone Map. Updated in 2023 to reflect climatic changes.
