Making It Grow Minutes

For six years, Tony has been selecting and growing out promising seeds, trying to develop a more heat-tolerant butterbean.

Tony has said that serving the people of South Carolina has been his greatest honor and joy.

At meetings, in restaurant, while scouting fields for insect and disease problems, he never stopped taking calls from persons needing his advice.

Our recently retired, due to illness, Clemson colleague Tony Melton has many constants in his life. For one, he has never stopped being the humble fellow from McBee, South Carolina, who started picking cotton when he was three years old.

Without a doubt, the most beloved member of the Making It Grow crew is Tony Melton. I guess we could call Tony the collard guy, or the strawberry guy, or the tomato guy – he’s listed as a specialist in small fruits and vegetables but, honestly, he’s an expert on car repair, roofing and even building a house all by himself.

SC turtle species have been in peril as trade in those animals, sometimes in illegal international channels, has been putting certain species at risk.