Keep your yard healthy all year long with help from NC State’s lawn maintenance guides:

• Bermuda Grass Maintenance Calendar

• Carpetgrass Maintenance Calendar

• Centipedegrass Maintenance Calendar

• St. Augustinegrass Maintenance Calendar

• Zoysiagrass Maintenance Calendar

• Tall Fescue Maintenance Calendar

Get started or level up your garden with credible, beginner-friendly info:

• Beginner’s Guide to Vegetable Gardening in NC

• Fruit & Nut Tree Growing Guide

• Fruit Bushes & Vines Guide

Learn what your trees and shrubs need to thrive in our region:

• Cape Fear Fertilizing 101

• Fertilizing Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Palms, and Flowers (page 13)

Confused about what a frost warning really means? This is a helpful breakdown of how to protect your plants from Wilmington’s unpredictable weather:

• Frost & Freeze Guide

• First and Last Frost Dates (by County)

Testing your soil is one of the best things you can do for your yard. Here’s how to do it:

1. Print this form

2. Follow the sample collecting instructions.

3. Drop it off at your county’s Cooperative Extension Center. (The New Hanover County Arboretum in Wilmington, NC, offers free soil testing for residents from April to Thanksgiving.)

   You’ll get results by email in 7–10 days.

4. Need help understanding your results? Bring your report into the store and we’ll walk you through it!