The Home and Garden Information Center

The Home & Garden Information Center (HGIC) provides research-based information on landscaping, gardening, plant health, household pests, food safety and preservation, and nutrition, physical activity & health. HGIC is designed to complement Clemson’s network of professionals and volunteers by answering the routine types of calls and thereby freeing agents to deal with commercial agriculture/horticulture questions and conduct proactive programming to larger audiences. 1-888-656-9988 (SC residents only, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm, M – F)

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Creamy Fruit Salad

Creamy Fruit Salad

Sep 2, 2022 |

Salad: 8 cups of mixed fruit cut into bite-sized pieces (apple, grapes, pineapple, strawberries,...

Food

Irish Barmbrack: A Traditional Halloween Bread

Irish Barmbrack: A Traditional Halloween Bread

Oct 31, 2024 |,

Halloween traces many of its distinctive traditions to ancient Celtic practices, such as the...

Landscape

Bug Hotel

Bug Hotel

Oct 14, 2024 |

We recently created a “bug hotel” in the South Carolina Botanical Garden. This is a fun project...

How to Take a Soil Sample

How to Set and Calibrate Your Irrigation System