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Lawn and gardening information for Colquitt County from the Extension office..

April 2022

  • FLOWERING BULBS for Georgia Gardens

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    Paul A. Thomas and Bodie PennisiExtension Horticulturists Awide variety of bulbs grow well in Georgia.Most are grown for their flowers and some fortheir foliage. They are grown as pot plants, in shrubborders, naturalistic plantings and in mass displays.Bulbs offer a certain magic to the landscape virtuallyunrivaled by other plants.

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  • Treat for lawn burrweed now to avoid having spine-tipped burrs, or ‘stickers,’ in your yard this summer

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    By Michael Abney, Tucker Price Stepping on the spiny seed head of a lawn burrweed while running barefoot in the yard is a sure sign of summer. If you want to save your feet some pain, now is the time to treat your lawn, according to University of Georgia Cooperative Extension agents. Lawn burrweed (Soliva pterosperma) is…

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  • Vegetable Garden Calendar

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    You can plant or harvest something from your garden almost all year. The two major planting periods, however, are spring (March to May) and fall (mid-July to September). The spring plantings are harvested in June and July, while the fall plantings are harvested from October to December. January and February are prime times for looking…

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  • When to prune landscape plants — and how to do it right

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    By Ashley Brantley for CAES News Do you have a yard full of woody ornamentals? Are you unsure of when or how to prune them? With diverse growth habits and varying pruning requirements, it can be overwhelming to try to figure out when and how to prune each variety. Not pruning correctly, or at the wrong time, can…

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