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If you are a college or highschool student who enjoys the out-doors, why not enter the 2019South Carolina Wildlife magazineoutdoor writing contest? The dead-line is 5 p.m. on April 30.
South Carolina Wildlife (SCW)magazine is proud to announce itsinaugural personal essay contestwhich aims to feature the best col-lege and high school nature writ-ing. Essays should be nonfiction,with a focus on the outdoors, andbetween 800 and 1,500 words. Thewinner will receive a $250 prize,made possible by the HarryHampton Wildlife Fund, and publi-cation on theSouthCarolinaWild.org websiteand in South Carolina Wildlifemagazine during 2019. The topfive submissions will be featuredon SouthCarolinaWild.org.
The SCW Essay Contest seeksstories which celebrate SouthCarolina’s natural resources, have astrong sense of place and usedescriptive language. Similarly, welike stories about wildlife, land-scape and outdoor activities with arefreshing perspective on
nature/the outdoors. The contest isopen to currently enrolled collegeand high school students. The SCWEssay Contest is unable to acceptsimultaneous submissions. SCWonly accepts original, unpublishedwork.
All submissions should be dou-ble-spaced in 12 point Times NewRoman font. Finally, please includea cover page with your name,address, email, phone number andhigh school or university. SCWjudges look forward to readingyour best writing!
2019 judges include the staff of
South Carolina Wildlife magazineand a panel of SCW freelance writ-ers.
Submissions or questions shouldbe sent by email to SCW magazineManaging Editor, CindyThompson, [email protected] deadline is 5 p.m. on April 30.
Celebrating its 65th anniversarythis year, South Carolina Wildlifemagazine is the flagship publica-tion of the S.C. Department ofNatural Resources scwildlife.com.SouthCarolinaWild.org is SCW’sdigital magazine for college andhigh school students.
Watch out for:Fruits
Fireblight - inspect fruit trees forfireblight. If you had problems withfireblight last year, you will need tospray your blooms this year to pre-vent the spread. The best defense isa fireblight-resistant variety.See Hyperlink “https://hgic.clem-son.edu/factsheet/fire-blight-of-fruit-trees/” Fireblight for moreinformation.
Lawns•Lawn diseases - it’s time to begin
watching for problems with brownpatch and dollar spot in warm sea-son grasses, especially if you hadproblems with one of them last year.See Hyperlink “https://hgic.clem-son.edu/factsheet/brown-patch-large-patch-diseases-of-lawns/”Brown Patch Disease of Lawnand Hyperlink “https://hgic.clem-
son.edu/factsheet/leaf-diseases-of-lawns/” Leaf Diseases of Lawns formore information.
•Chinch bugs - watch for chinchbugs in your warm season lawnSee Hyperlink “http://www.clem-
son.edu/cafls/departments/esps/facts h e e t s / t u r f o r n / c h i n c hbugsto20.html” Chinch Bugs formore information.
•White grubs - the bacteriaBacillus thuringiensis does a nicejob on Japanese Beetle grubs, but itdoes take a little time to build up inthe soil. Bacillus thuringiensis doesnot, however, control other types ofgrubs. See Hyperlink“http://www.clemson.edu/cafls/departments/esps/factsheets/turforn/white_grub_management_in_turf-grassto09.html” White GrubManagement in Turfgrass for moreinformation.
VegetablesGarden insects - keep an eye out
for corn earworm and cucumberbeetle in the garden. See Hyperlink“https://hgic.clemson.edu/fact-sheet/insect-pests-of-sweet-corn/”Insect Pests of Sweet Cornand Hyperlink “https://hgic.clem-son.edu/factsheet/cucumber-squash-melon-other-cucurbit-insect-pests/” Cucumber, Squash,Melon and Other Cucurbit InsectPests for more information.
Things to do:Flowers
•Bulbs - you should be plantingyour summer- and fall-floweringbulbs in April and May, such asdahlias, gladioli , cannas, and lilies.Be sure to plant after the soil tem-perature reaches 55 degrees F.See Hyperlink “https://hgic.clem-son.edu/factsheet/summer-and-fall-flowering-bulbs/” Summer- andFall-Flowering Bulbs for moreinformation.
•Dividing - it’s time to divide fallblooming perennials. SeeH y p e r l i n k“https://hgic.clemson.edu/fact-s h e e t / d i v i d i n g -perennials/”Dividing Perennials formore information.
FruitsSpray fruit trees - it’s time to
begin spraying your fruit trees witha fungicide (Captan, etc.) every
seven to 10 days to provide thebeautiful fruit you look forward to.Do not use any insecticides on thetrees until less than 10 percent ofthe blooms remain — you certainlydo not want to hurt your bee polli-nators. The fungicide will have noeffect on them.
Lawns•Add iron - centipede and St.
Augustine lawns will appreciate anapplication of iron this month tobring out a richer green color with-out stimulating excessive growth.See Hyperlink “https://hgic.clem-son.edu/factsheet/fertilizing-lawns/” Fertilizing Lawns for moreinformation.
•Fire ants - if you broadcast baits,apply your first treatment during thelast week of April or the first weekfew weeks of May. Be sure to applyfresh bait, and do it at the correcttime of day (fire ants only forageactively when the ground tempera-ture is between 70 and 95 degreesF). (See Hyperlink“http://www.clemson.edu/cafls/departments/esps/factsheets/turforn/fireantmanagementinthehomelawn_to06.html” Fire Ant Management inthe Home Lawn for more informa-tion.)
•Lawn Establishment - if youplan to plant a warm-season (cen-tipede, zoysia, Bermuda, St.Augustine) lawn, the best time toplant is in the spring and summer. Ifyou are planting Bermuda by seed,use the hulled seed at this time ofyear (you can seed with unhulledseed in the fall). Wait until next fallfor cool-season grasses (fescue).See Hyperlink “https://hgic.clem-son.edu/factsheet/lawn-establish-ment/” Lawn Establishment formore information.
•Nutsedge or “nutgrass” -nutsedge is very difficult to control.There are two main types in ourarea — purple and yellow. You mustidentify which you have before youbegin treatment. Herbicides mustbe applied when the nutsedge isactively growing, which meansdecent soil moisture and warm con-d i t i o n s .See Hyperlink “https://hgic.clem-son.edu/factsheet/nutsedge/”Nutsedge for more information.
•Irrigation - you may begin irri-gating late this month if we have adry spring. See the Home andGarden Center’s Hyperlink“https://hgic.clemson.edu/tag/irri-gation/ irrigation publications formore information, especially thepublication on Hyperlink“https://hgic.clemson.edu/fact-sheet/landscape-irrigation-manage-ment-part-5-irrigation-time-of-day/”Irrigation Time of Day. Springand fall are good times for diseaseto blossom, so do not allow yourirrigation scheduling to increasethese problems. One inch per weekis the appropriate amount for mostlawns and vegetables (except sweetcorn and yellow squash, which mayrequire up to two inches dependingon growth stage). Include rainfall inthis amount, and see Hyperlink“https://hgic.clemson.edu/fact-
sheet/landscape-irrigation-manage-ment-3/” How Much Water todetermine how much water you areactually applying.
PondsPond fertilization - if your pond
needs fertilization this month is agood time. Do not fertilize withinfour to six weeks of liming thepond. See Hyperlink“https://hgic.clemson.edu/fact-sheet/fertilizing-recreational-fish-ponds/”Fertilizing RecreationalFish Ponds for more information.
TreesTree fertilization - April is a good
month to fertilize trees.See Hyperlink “https://hgic.clem-son.edu/factsheet/fertilizing-trees-shrubs/” Fertilizing Trees andShrubs for more information.
VegetablesVegetables - There is a lessening
chance of frost in April(see Hyperlink “https://www.clem-son.edu/extension/laurens/yardgar-den/15frostdates.html” S.C. FrostDates), so many folks want to get anearly start on the vegetable garden.Some planting times for more com-mon vegetables (see Hyperlink“https://hgic.clemson.edu/fact-sheet/planning-a-garden/” Planninga Garden for a full list and plantingdepths and spacings):
•Cantaloupe — April 15 - May15
•Cucumbers — April 15 - May15
•Melons — April 20 - Jun. 30•Squash — April 15 - May 15•Snap, Pole, and Half-runner
beans — April 15 - 30•Sweet corn — April 15 - 30All pamphlets referenced in this
calendar may be foundonline: Hyperlink“http://www.clemson.edu/hgic”http://www.clemson.edu/hgicor Hyperlink “http://www.clem-son.edu/cafls /depar tments/esps/factsheets/” http://www.clem-son.edu/cafls/departments/esps/factsheets/.
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Photo by Judith BrownPEACHES — Clemson Extension Agent Bryan Smith, right, presented the SpecialCommodity Producer of the year award to T.J. Coggins, left, and Tommy Coggins, center.The Coggins family brought their long-dormant peach farm brought back into productionin 2004 and has expanded from 300 trees to 900 trees in 20 different varieties.
South Carolina wildlife studentessay contest deadline is April 30