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Making It Grow Minutes — 274 episodes
The scientific names, they are a-changin'
Liquidambar styraciflua
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Biogeographic disjunction
The advantage of knowing scientific names
Setae vs pupal cases
Fall webworms' setae
The lifecycle of webworms
South Carolina is experiencing a record level of fall webworms
An abundance of fall webworms
'Watermelon fuels athletes.'
Watermelon Queen requirement: superior seed-spitting skills
Varieties of Watermelons
The Origins of Watermelons
Watermelon Field Day
The official birds of South Carolina
The deadly competitive nature of house wrens
A Carolina wren sets Amanda McNulty's heart aflutter
After four days around the McNulty home, a possum tires of 'playing possum'
The 19 cats of Amanda McNulty
The importance of planting larval food sources
Moths rush in where light fears to tread
Clothes moths
Cedar chests
The evolution of home storage
The recreational side of magnolia trees
Love magnolias? Thank a beetle.
Varieties of Magnolia grandiflora
Why you should carefully select an evergreen magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora is a plant that offers something all year long
Honey locust cultivars
Honey locust seed pods
Gleditsia triacanthos
The wicked thorns of the honey locust tree
When humans interacted with megafauna
The black locust tree: a hardy multitasker
Black locust fence posts
Gathering black locust tree blossoms
The strength of black locust wood
Black locust trees
When to use the "cut stump" method of controlling invasive wisteria
Swamp wisteria
Wisteria's dark side
The destructive nature of wisteria
You say "wisteria," Amanda says "wistaria"
Swamp jessamine
A warning about yellow jessamine
Poor man's rope
Yellow jessamine wins this year's footrace with Asian azaleas
Yellow jessamine: South Carolina's state flower
Managing dandelion growth
Dandelions and nutrition
The competitive yet beneficial nature of dandelions
Dandelions: the world's golden globetrotters
The variety of greens
The sad history of sea turtles
One call can save a sea turtle's life
Caring for South Carolina's sea turtle population
Keeping South Carolina's waterways debris-free
Helping sea turtles in distress
How sycamores support wildlife
Creative uses of sycamore hollows
Sycamores: not ideal for landscaping
Buttonwood
Sycamore trees, the contemporaries of dinosaurs
Heirloom Ornaments
Candlelit Christmas trees
Fun at the Christmas tree farm
A tasteful tabletop Christmas tree
Putting up the Christmas tree
Cedar apple rust
Eastern red cedars and juniper berries
Building with eastern red cedar
An eastern red cedar for Christmas
The protective properties of eastern red cedar
Bat guano
Is that bottle of tequila bat-friendly? Check the label.
Bats as pollinators
Bats in South Carolina
October is Bat Month
Hickory trees feed regal moths
Shelling hickory nuts is a tough job
Hickory nut oil
Memories of a hickory tree
Hickory trees in fall
Spider lilies
Hurricane lilies?
Using spider lilies in arrangements
Naked Lady Lily
Deer resistant bulbs
A native honeysuckle
Bignonia capreolata for hummingbirds
"Apple blossom" clematis
History of asparagus farming in South Carolina
The flexiblel bald Cypress
Dendrochronology
The science of dating trees
Congaree National Park: Thousands of acres
A Fragrant Christmas Tree - Not Always a Good Thing
Selection and Care of a Christmas Tree
Natural Christmas Trees vs. Artificial
Finding a Christmas Tree
Farming Foundations
Very old bald Cypress trees in Congaree Swamp National Park
Controlling the Exotic, Black and White Argentine Tegu Lizard
The Dangers of the Argentine Black and White Tegu Lizard to Native Species
Once Pets, Some Non-Native Lizards Are Now Threatening Native Animal Species
Exotic, Non-Native Reptiles as Pets - Not Always Good for the Environment
Ragweed Gives Goldenrod a Bad Name
Making Car Tires from Goldenrod?
Goldenrod Is Not To Blame For Hayfever
Seaside Goldenrod
History of Goldenrod
Competing at the State Fair
How Cyads Polinate
Safely Eating Cyads
Care For Your Dog - Be Sure Your Enclosure is Free From Sago Palms
Banning Sale of Invasive Pear Trees
Just Say No to Bradford and Related Callery Pear Trees
How the Bradford Pear "Went Viral"
The Invasive Bradford Pear
Bradford Pear Trees Will Be Added to the State Plant Pest List in 2024
Using the Fruit of the Native Black Cherry
Black Cherry Trees Vs. Tent Caterpillars
More About the Black Cherry Tree
The True Value of the Black Cherry Tree
Plant Aromas
Trumpet Creeper Invading China?
A Non-Rampant Cultivar of the Trumpet Creeper
Humming Birds Love Trumpet Creeper
What Itch?
Trumpet Creeper
The Pond Cypress
Canoeing Through Goodale State Park
The Magic of Goodale State Park
Special Perks For Dedicated State Parks Visitors
Making a Pollinator-Friendly Mulch Pile
Elderberry Stems Are Friends to Some Pollinators
Elderberries Are Mostly Wind Pollinated
Elderberries Are Only Safe to Eat After Cooking
Elderberries Plants Are Blossoming
Backpacks for Birds
Migration Patterns of the Prothonotary Warbler
Migration Patterns of the Prothonotary Warbler
How to Spot a Swamp Canary
Swamp Canaries at the Audubon Center Beidler Forest
The Virgin Beidler Forest
Eastern Tent Caterpillars Are Thriving in Beidler Forest - Which Means the Birds Are, Too
Walking the Boardwalk at the Beidler Forest
The Audubon Francis Beidler Forest's Environmental Impact
The Beginnings of Congaree National Park and the Francis Beidler Audubon Center
Callery Pears: A Thorny, Invasive Offspring
The Spread of the Bradford Pear
The Rampant Bradford Pear
Don't Apply Phosphorus Without First Testing Your Soil
"Scalping" Your Lawn
Too Late for Pre-Emergent "Weed and Feed" on Your Turf
Don't Waste Money - or Nitrogen
Know Your Grasses
Resoponsible Turf
Bats and Agave
Leaving a Dead Tree Standing Makes a Home for Bats
Bats Need a Warm Home
My Home, the Bats' Home
Bats and Palmetto Trees
White-Nose Syndrome in Bats
How Bats Hunt
Bats and Insect Control
How Bats Benefit Farmers
Bats Have Gotten a Bad Rap
Walking in the Beidler Forest
Nesting Boxes for Prothontary Warblers
Activities for Kids at the SC Botanical Gardens
Classes at the SC Botanical Garden
Encouraging Kids to Garden
Peanut Oil and Cholesterol
The Humble Peanut Is a World Traveler
A Peanut Dish to Remember
"Goober Peas"
Types of Peanuts
How Peanuts Grow
Peanuts in Agriculture
Creating the Market for Peanuts
Origins of the Peanut
George Washington Carver - and Peanuts - Helped Save Southern Farmland
Boiling Peanuts
Plants at Zoo Exhibits
"Furniture" in Zoo Enclosures
Immersion Horticulture for Zoos
Volunteering in Outdoor, Public Spaces
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
Legislating Measures to Save America's Birds
Refuge for Pelicans
Pelicans
Victorian Fashion Included Hummingbirds as Ornament
The Historic Toll of Fashion on Bird Populations
Cruel Fashion
The History of Gourds as Containers
Ancient Bottle Gourd
Bottle Gourds
Instruments Made from Plants
During Pandemic Some Farm Produce Once Bound for High-End Restaurants Now Available for Home
Clemson Extension Agents Still On the Job
Essential Activities of Agriculture Continue During COVID-19 Pandemic
Supporting the 21 Billion Dollar Forestry Industry in S.C.
The Benefits of Owning Woodlands
Protecting Woodlands Against Invasive Plant Species
Helping and Training Woodlands Owners
Women Owning Woodlands
Important Members of the Nightshade Family
The Bumblebee is an Important Pollinator
Pollinating Commercially Grown Tomatoes is a Challenge
Tomato Plant Pollination
The Challenges of Growing Tomatoes
Ogeechee Lime
Honeydew Honey
Honey Varietals
Ogeechee Honey
Nyssa Ogeche
Varieties of Nyssa Sylvatica
Hollow Trees
More Blackgum Tales
Using the Hollow Trunk of a Blackgum Tree
Nyssa Sylvatica
Demanding Chicken
One Bossy Chicken
A Great Pet
Pet Chicken
Lucky Hen
Good Folks, Good Animals, Great Neighbors
Varieties of Dogwood
Mast and Dogwoods
Beautiful Dogwoods
More Rail Trails
More on Spanish Moss Trail
Spanish Moss Trail
The Magic of the Rails for Today
"Recycling" Old Rail Lines
More on Colorful Maples
The Best Southern Maples for Fall Color
When is Peak Color for Red Maples in S.C.
Fall Color in Southern Red Maple Trees
White Cabbage Moths
Mustard Greens
Jersey Cabbage
Wild Cabbages?
Origin of "Greens"
A Smelly, Worldwide Pest
Invasion of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs!
The Aggressive Morning Glory
Fall Favorites
Farewell to Summer
Fungus Resistant Boxwoods
Boxwood Fungus
Spacing Boxwoods
Pruning Boxwoods
Boxwoods at Sweet Briar
Fall is the Time to Plant Trees
Cold Hardiness Zones in South Carolina
Hydrangeas for Your Zone
Using Cold Hardiness Zone Information
Cold Hardiness Zones
Ragweed
Varieties of Goldernrod
Goldenrod is Great for Floral Arrangements
Goldenroad and Pollinators
Allergies? Don't Blame Goldenrod!
Protecting the Schweinitz Sunflower
Studying a Soon-to-be-Inundated Ancient Shell Ring
Protecting the Gopher Tortoise
The Heritage Trust Program
Protecting Curturally and Ecologically Significan Places
The Remarkable Diversity of South Carolina's Natural Landscape
Discovering Schweinitz's Sunflower