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When you think of a thriving garden, you probably visualize a modest plot of land with rich soil, plants laden with juicy tomatoes and peppers, and bees busily buzzing to and from flowers scattered around. Well, if there’s one thing I’ve learned from urban living, it’s that sometimes that modest plot of land can be…
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From soil health and growing herbs to beekeeping and container gardening, there are lots of opportunities to come out and learn at gardens and farms with Food Well Alliance this fall! Replenishing Your Soil for Fall Planting Workshop with Patricia Parks – Vegan Chef’s Garden Tuesday, September 15 from 6pm-7pm Join Patricia Parks for a workshop…
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by Gabrielle LaTora, Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent, Fulton County Extension Whether your tomatoes petered out early or held on past their prime, they probably didn’t look so good when you pulled them out. In our Georgia climate – hot, humid, and with irregular rainfall recently – tomatoes can struggle with diseases. Now is the…
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Are you working with a school, community garden, or nonprofit garden this fall? Coast of Maine’s Growing Good Program may be able to help. Coast of Maine partners with local garden retailers to provide qualifying schools and nonprofit organizations with 10 cubic feet of Coast of Maine organic soil. It’s a simple way to help gardens get established, refresh…
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by Gabrielle LaTora, Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent What is neem? Neem – sometimes called neem oil – is a pesticide derived from seeds of the neem tree (Azadirachta indica), native to South Asian forests. Because neem is derived from a natural source and has action against a variety of insect pests and diseases, it…
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Squash, zucchini, and cucumber are some of the most popular vegetable crops for Georgia home gardeners. Once their big leaves start sprawling and their showy flowers bloom, you know summer has officially arrived. While cucurbit crops are fairly easy to start from seed in the home garden, they are attractive to a variety of insect…
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Are you a farmer or community gardener looking to up your game? Check out these upcoming programs in our area. Community Garden Irrigation Essentials REGISTER HERE Tuesday, May 139am – 12pm EDT E.M.B.A.R.C. Community Youth Farm1185 Rock Chapel RoadLithonia, GA 30058 Food Well Alliance, UGA Extension DeKalb County, and the UGA Center for Urban Agriculture invite you to…
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by Sabine Savoie, Fulton County Master Gardener Extension Volunteer This article is part of Garden Buzz, a series from Appen Media and the North Fulton Master Gardeners, where rotating columnists explore horticulture topics like herbs, insects, and wildlife conservation. Find all Garden Buzz articles here. Yucky! Slimy! Gross! These are the adjectives used to describe the…
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Are you interested in native plants, biodiversity, pollinators, composting, and other green landscape practices? Then the Georgia Green Landscape Stewards certification program is for you! Our Master Gardeners are teaching courses from the Georgia Green Landscape Stewards program at libraries across Fulton County this summer. Read on to find out where and when. What is…
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I was out at Emory University’s Oxford College Organic Farm this morning putting out insect traps in the zucchini patch for an upcoming field day. When you’re stringing up sticky traps in the canopy of big zucchini leaves and digging holes for pitfall traps, you are really up close and personal with the plants…and everything else…
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by Sandra Shave, Fulton County Master Gardener Extension Volunteer For the 23rd year, the North Fulton Master Gardeners will host their time-honored Garden Faire at The Grove at Wills Park. Garden Faire 2024 will be held Saturday, April 20th from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm and is shaping up to be bigger and better than ever!…