Cherokee County
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Cherokee County Extension and Cherokee County Master Gardeners are organizing a pre-order Fruit Sale now through March 7th. Find the link to the order form here: https://www.caes.uga.edu/extension/cherokee/documents/2016CherokeeExtensionPlantSalefillable.pdf
Posted in: Cherokee County, Fruit, Home Gardening, Home Landscape, Master Gardeners, Perennial, Shrubs -
Extension is offering some great classes this year for the person interested in home fruit and vegetable growing. We hope to see you there!
Posted in: Cherokee County, Fruit, Herbs, Home Gardening, Home Landscape, Soil, Tomato, Trees, Vegetables -
Fall is a great for many things: cooler weather, fall leaves, football Saturdays; maybe the only thing bad about fall is the increased risk of a collision with a deer on our roads and highways. I wrecked my first car as a seventeen year old coming home from a friends house one night when a…
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Business Background: Weeks Works, incorporated in 2000 by BJ Weeks, produces and sells honey in over 70 locations in the north Metro area. BJ went from managing 100 hives in 1995 to 500 or so now. In addition to honey Weeks sells wax and also contracts pollination services to growers across the state. …
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The 89th Annual Cherokee County Fair is next week from September 22-27th. The fair is a great way to show off your gardening success for the year. Bring thee of your best items in each category to the Cherokee County Fairgrounds Sunday Sep 20 between 2:00-5:00pm or Monday 9:00-12:00 and 1:00-4:00. The fairgrounds are located…
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Since I started with Extension in Cherokee County back in March I have had the pleasure of getting to work with and know the Master Gardeners here. These folks are a fun and diverse group that have experience living and working all over the world! While their backgrounds and experiences are broad and varied they…
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Business Background: Ladyslipper Nursery Ladyslipper Nursery is a family owned and operated business in Woodstock that has been serving the Cherokee, Cobb, and North Fulton area for 19 years. Lula, Kelly and their son Casey are a fixture in the county and they have built a strong customer base by providing quality native plants, annual…
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Wildcat on a Wing Winery: Local artist and businessman, David Boone has done many things for a living from working on oil rigs in the West to creating beautiful birdhouses that he and his wife, Julie, have sold all over the country. They began selling their artistic birdhouses in 1989 at various shows and festivals…
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By K. Marc Teffeau As our Cherokee County vegetable gardens move into full production in July so come the assorted insect pests. Some can just be a nuisance, but others can be very destructive if not controlled. Take aphids – also known as (AKA) plant lice – for example. These small bugs, usually found on…
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Business Background: Emily’s Garden at Haradon Farm is a family operated vegetable business in beautiful Ball Ground. Robby Westbrook started the business in 2012 and has steadily grown with interest and demand for locally grown food. This year they have close to 40 acres of corn, okra, tomatoes, beans, peppers, and eggplants in production. Their…