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The Plant Clinic is available to help answer your plant and gardening questions.

The Chatham Plant Clinic

Got a sick plant, a confusing soil report, or need expert landscape advice? The Extension Master Gardener℠ volunteers at the N.C. Cooperative Extension - Chatham County Center are here to help you…

Summer Holidays

Summer Holiday Closures

The Chatham County Center will be closed on Friday, June 19, 2026, for Juneteenth, and on Friday, July 3, 2026, in observance of Independence Day as the nation celebrates its 250th…

Chatham County Master Gardener, Brenda demonstrates on how to take a soil sample and submit it for testing.

Stop Guessing! The Right Way to Test Your Soil

Farmer James Cummings stands in his tobacco field holding a fertilizer sign on his Mount Pisgah Church Road farm in North Chatham, North Carolina, during the 1920s. This archival image documents early 20th-century agricultural practices, local cash crop p

Chatham Roots: A History of Agriculture

A Multiflora rose plant with clusters of small white flowers featuring yellow centers. A green inchworm is arched along a leaf, and a spider is resting on one of the white petals. Multiflora rose is an invasive species in North Carolina.

May You Inch Your Way into Growing Chatham

May has a way of nudging us back outside. The days grow longer, the weather warms, and it finally feels right to swap long pants for shorts and head into the garden. It’s the season of planting,…

A cold and icy winter day in February.

Snuggle Up With Growing Chatham

Brrr! February 2026 has transformed North Carolina into a frosty wonderland, complete with chilly temps and winter antics! So, grab a steaming mug of hot cocoa and plunge into the warmth of Growing…

November edition Growing Chatham

November's Growing Chatham

We are fully immersed in the holiday season! October welcomed the trick-or-treaters, and now that November is here, it's time to indulge in Thanksgiving feasts. During the holidays, many of us tend…

Vegetable stew in cast iron pot.

What’s Brewing Up in This Month’s Growing Chatham

We’re brewing up a storm, stirring with flair! What magical surprises does Growing Chatham have in the air?Visit this month's Growing Chatham to find out!

Road and tree-lined horizon at sunrise with text "Growing Chatham" and "September 2025"

September Is as Cool as the Growing Chatham Newsletter!

September marks the transition from summer to fall, and N.C. Cooperative Extension is evolving as well! Our summer programs have concluded, and we are now gearing up for exciting fall programs. Be…

Daisy flowers growing

Exciting Opportunities Await in Growing Chatham!

Nothing seems free anymore! Or is it? While costs may have risen, there are still plenty of affordable options available! Have you explored the workshops, webinars, and tours offered by N.C.…