Lunch and Learns
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Pond Health and Fish Kills in Residential PondsArticle by: Jessica Warren, ANR Agent, Camden County, GA We live in a county with a lot of ponds. As a county that was largely wetland prior to development – that has a high water table and poor soil drainage – ponds are often a by-product of harvesting…
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Article by Jessica Warren, ANR Agent, Camden County Overwatering … The Signs and Symptoms In the 7.5 years that I’ve served as the Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension Agent in Camden, 80-90% of the issues I’ve seen have had one root cause – too much water and/or poor drainage. The funny thing is, this is…
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Article by: Jessica Warren, ANR Agent, Camden County Basic Tree Health and Management Most of us have and enjoy trees in our landscapes, but often little thought is given to those trees until something is terribly wrong. Usually by the time a homeowner calls me about a tree, it is already dead or dying and…
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Slime Molds, Bark Lice, and Other Landscape Oddities Each year I receive a number of questions about odd or “alien” things in the landscape. Most of these organisms are harmless, and all of them are fascinating. Below I’ll highlight just a few of these oddities. Slime molds are amazing organisms that belong to a ‘primitive’…
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Lichens and What They Mean for Your Trees(Article written by Jessica Warren, ANR Agent, Camden County) Every year around March I begin getting calls about a “fungus that’s killing my trees.” Often this is followed by tales of scrubbing the perceived offenders off of the trees with bleach. First let me say that bleach is…
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I cover a lot of topic areas in my role as the Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension Agent for Camden County, but one of my favorite topics will always be wildlife – especially misunderstood wildlife which, quite honestly, is most of it. As such, my topic today is bats. Bats play a vital role in…
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Winter Garden Chores As we enjoy the milder months in our county, many of us have put thoughts of the garden and landscape aside, but we’re missing a great opportunity to get ahead and enjoy some productive time outside with minimal bug bites. Winter is a great time to get a head start on the…