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Hopefully if you are starting from seed you already planted them in a sunny indoor location. You will need anywhere from 4-6 weeks to have transplants that can be moved outside to the garden. Be sure to harden off indoor grown transplants by gradually introducing them to more and more sunlight each day. Tomatoes can…
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We now have more flexibility with Prowl H2O, an herbicide previously approved only for dormant bermudagrass. It is now labeled for use on cool-season forage grasses, with or without alfalfa (but not clovers), and on warm-season grasses. However, grasses must be well-established with at least six tillers before application. Prowl H2O can be used for…
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With yet another arctic blast that just came through, I thought it would be good to talk about critical temperatures for fruit buds and flowers. Coming off of unseasonably warm early February temperatures, this could be very important to this year’s fruit crop. Most of our fruiting plants and trees require a certain amount of…
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As we approach the planting season, it is the perfect time to start getting your garden ready for potatoes. This is the time of year when most home gardeners begin planting Irish potatoes. Potatoes can sprout at soil temperatures of around 45°F, but they grow best at 50°F. If you are in this part of…
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The recent artic blast has many Georgia Gardeners concerned about their ornamental plants. While our landscapes typically handle brief cold snaps, extended periods of unusually low temperatures can cause severe damage to many ornamentals, especially many of our southern favorites that are not made for extreme cold. We typically first start to notice cold…
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This is what winter is supposed to feel like, maybe not in Georgia though. Over the last 31 days temperatures have only risen above 60°F 6 times. This week is unusually cold and hopefully you are reading this after coming in from sledding. Either way these cold temperatures are good for many different reasons. First…
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As winter settles in, many homeowners might think their lawn care duties are complete. However, this is the perfect time to prevent those pesky yellow and purple flowers that often carpet lawns in early spring. We always end up receiving calls from frustrated homeowners about this issue, we want to address this common concern before…
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Well summer officially starts on the 20th of this month, but it already feels like the middle of August. We had several days in the 90’s last week and it looks like we will remain in the upper 80’s to 90’s for a while. Couple this with a severe lack of rain and you have…
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We shouldn’t be too far away from harvesting tomatoes and peppers. Which means we are not too far away from County Agents getting calls about blossom end rot. Blossom end rot (BER) is a condition that can happen with most of the things that we grow in our garden but is most often a problem…
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Other than the extremely loud bunch of cicadas that have taken over our state what else is going on in the middle Georgia area? You can read Nancy Hinkle’s article that was written in 2011, when these cicadas were being made, Here. Winter annual weeds are doing what they do best, annoying homeowners. At least…
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