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Paul Pugliese.

Paul Pugliese.

Bachelor of Science degree in Horticulture and minor in Biology from Berry College, Rome, GA in 2001; Master’s degree in Plant Protection and Pest Management from the University of Georgia in 2003; Became a Certified Arborist in June 2009 through the International Society of Arboriculture; Has worked as an Agriculture and Natural Resources County Extension Agent for UGA Extension in Cherokee County (2006-2011) and Bartow County (2011-Present).

  • Tiny insect saws holes through rose bush leaves

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    Sawfly damage to roses

    Dozens of calls and samples of roses with a variety of leaf problems are coming into the University of Georgia Extension office in Bartow County. The most common problem diagnosed each spring is injury caused by rose sawflies, also known as rose slugs. Read the entire article on CAES Field Report

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  • Starting a Garden

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    vegetable garden rows

    Paul Pugilese, UGA Agriculture and Natural Resources Agents in Bartow County talks about starting a garden, and how to involves your kids in the process.

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  • Brown Rot on Peaches

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    peach fruit mummies with brown rot

    Brown rot is one of the most common and damaging fungal diseases of peaches in Georgia.  In most years, all of the ripening fruit can be lost to this disease on unsprayed trees.  The severity of the disease can vary from year to year depending on the amount of moisture and humidity.  Brown rot attacks…

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  • Farm to Market: A Food Safety Webinar

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    Food Safety Presentation

    Come learn about best practices to keep food safe during COVID-19, from the farm to the market.

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  • Sappy Peaches

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    peach fruit with sap

    The oozing sap on stems and fruit are actually caused by two different issues. The exuding of sap or gum from the stems of stone fruit trees (peaches, plums, cherry) is so common it has been given the name gummosis.

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  • Sapsucker Woodpecker Damage to Trees

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    woodpecker damage to tree

    In this Extension Corner segment, UGA Extension’s Paul Pugliese talks about holes in trees caused by sapsucker woodpeckers.

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  • Food Security

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    victory garden poster

    The continued operation of the food and agriculture industry is vital to the health and wellness of people during this global emergency. The one thing we don’t have to worry about in this country is a shortage of food. The U.S. is literally the breadbasket of the world. Farmers still go to work every day,…

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  • Home Grown Tomatoes

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    planting in raised bed garden

    In this Extension Corner segment, UGA Extension’s Paul Pugliese talks about planting tomatoes.

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  • Avoiding Early Bloomers

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    The weather has been unusually warm to start out this year.  I noticed the flower buds on my plum and pear trees starting to swell and show some color in February.  Unfortunately, if this warm weather continues, we will end up having a premature bloom on many fruit tree species.  In some years, it is…

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  • Plant Plagues

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    plant disease triangle

    The abundant rainfall and warm weather over the past few weeks has unleashed a potential plague of weeds, insects, and garden diseases.  It appears that spring is coming early this year!  So far, we are about ten inches above normal for rainfall in North Georgia.  Soil temperatures are warming up fast, which means this weekend…

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