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As summer vegetables like corn and beans stop bearing, it?s time for home gardeners to start preparing fall gardens of cool-season vegetables. If you have a summer vegetable garden, chop up these plants with your lawn mower and incorporate them along with a balanced fertilizer such as 10-10-10 into your garden with a tiller. You…
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Dr. Nancy Hinkle, UGA Entomologist, has provided information about a webinar about the Asian Longhorn tick, which was discovered in Georgia last month for the first time. This webinar will go over the biology of this pest as well as its current status in Georgia. This event will take place on Thursday, October 28th, at…
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How do I control common lespedeza in my lawn? Common lespedeza is a summer annual legume that can be a challenge to control in lawns. As common lespedeza matures, the stem hardens and become woody. This allows this weed to persist into the late summer. Flowers can be pink to purple. Below are examples of…
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This could be due to fig rust. The fungus Cerotelium fici causes fig rust, which attacks the leaves in late summer. Leaves that have been severely infected turn yellow-brown and drop. Numerous small, slightly raised, reddish brown spots will appear on the underside of the fallen leaves. These areas are frequently covered in a dusty…
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This time of year I get a question or two about growing broccoli in the home garden. This vegetable is in the Brassica family and can be grown in the early spring or fall. Let us discuss some points to consider for your fall crop of broccoli. Gardeners need to start their seeds at the…
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Fall is approaching when Chrysanthemums begin to appear in the big garden centers. Garden mums, or chrysanthemums, bring in vibrant fall colors like red, white, and yellow. Garden mums add color to your landscape while filling in the gap between summer annuals and winter pansies. When you’re at the garden center, look for great looking…
Posted in: Ornamentals