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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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Amanda McNulty shares how Christmas tree ornaments gathered over the years can stir warm memories of loved ones, both near and far.
Amanda McNulty reflects on the romance and beauty of Christmas trees once lit by candles.
Amanda McNulty embraces the spirit of the season by sharing the joys of visiting your local Christmas tree farm.
Amanda McNulty explains the origin of her passion for colorful Christmas tree lights
Amanda McNulty reminisces about putting up her Christmas tree in her 19th century home.
Cedar apple rust is a fungus, but its brown cases become jelly-like blobs with protrusions that look like something from outer space.
Our eastern red cedar is one of the junipers whose berries are used to flavor gin.
Native Americans used eastern red cedar for canoes and ceremonial buildings.
Before the ubiquitous Fraser firs that don’t grow well here, many people got an eastern red cedar.
Eastern red cedar has long been used to line chests and closets to protect wool items.
Bird and bat guano have both been used as valuable sources of fertilizer. The most valuable guano is found in caves protected from water.
Agave growers get higher yields of tequila precursors when the plants aren’t allowed to flower, imperiling bats that depend on the night-blooming flowers.
Do you enjoy tequila? Thank the bat community.
Host Amanda McNulty explains how you can help protect our state's bat population.
Host Amanda McNulty explains why bats are important mammals worldwide.
Tree leaves aren't the only thing that contains chlorophyll; sometimes it's stored in the fruit.
Chlorophyll is the basis for life on Earth.
Tapping trees has a long history in the U.S.
In the fall, Vermont's deciduous trees put on an eye-popping display of color.
If you want to see beautiful fall leaves in South Carolina, you should head up above Highway 11.
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