"Making It Grow" travels to the home of Ned and Faye Rahn to see their Citrus Garden.

Gaie McLeod of McLeod Farms in McBee, SC joins us at "Making It Grow" and shows us how to make a "Peachy Pizza."

Hello Gardeners, I’m Amanda McNulty with Clemson Extension and Making It Grow. One of the remarkable features of our state is the incredible diversity that comes from our encompassing mountains, foothills, piedmont, sandhills and coastal plains ecosystems.

Clemson Extension Agent Amanda McNulty talks with the Historic Columbia’s Director of Grounds Keith Mearns about their new on-line plant database that documents all of their plant material.

Dr. John Nelson of the AC Moore Herbarium joins Clemson Extension Agent and the host of Making It Grow, Amanda McNulty, to talk about Carolina Bays.

Hello Gardeners, I’m Amanda McNulty with Clemson Extension and Making It Grow. The Schweinitz sunflower was named for Lewis David de Scweinitz, an American botanist with important German connections. Born in Pennsylvania, he was a descendant of the founder of the Moravian Church, and traveled to Germany for training at a seminary there. .

"Making It Grow" featured South Carolina Specialty Food Association member Lillie's of Charleston. Tracey Richardson shared the story of these sauces and also shared some recipes.

Lillie’s Spicy Hummus

• Extra Virgin Olive oil
• Hummus
• Lillie’s of Charleston Low Country Loco or Special Blend hot sauce
• Black Benne seeds

Directions:

In a medium sized bowl, pour in olive oil just coating bottom. Next spoon your favorite hummus on top.

Hello Gardeners, I’m Amanda McNulty with Clemson Extension and Making It Grow.  At a recent funeral in Columbia, the homily included remarks about the thousands of jars of artichoke relish the departed parsishoner had made over the years for an annual bazaar. Artichoke pickles are made from a native sunflower, Helianthus tuberosus. Believed to have first been domesticated by   western native americans, it’s now found in almost every state and in half of Canada.

Hello Gardeners, I’m Amanda McNulty with Clemson Extension and Making It Grow. I’m going to suggest that my bird-loving friend Ann Nolte add a large planting of sunflowers to her “big yard” garden outside St. Matthews .