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Timely Tips for Middle Georgia Gardeners

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Jeff Cook

County Agriculture Agent in Taylor & Peach Counties, and Area Peach Agent. B.S. Plant Pathology, UGA. Master of Plant Protection and Pest Management, UGA.

  • Invisible Insect Pests

    Jeff Cook

    Certain problems in the yard or garden are easy to determine.  Tomato hornworm or corn earworm are very easy to spot and so is the damage.  There are several types of insects out there that cause damage that seem to be almost “invisible”  Looking the Hydrangeas by my back porch i noticed they looked fried…

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  • Understanding a Soil Report

    Jeff Cook

    I feel like we have gotten more soil samples than normal this year. I hope this means that people are actually paying attention to my recommendations.

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  • Planning Your Vegetable Garden

    Jeff Cook

    When planning your garden you need to know what to plant, when to plant it and especially, how much to plant? 

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  • Critical Temperatures for Flowers and Fruit

    Jeff Cook

    After the wether this past weekend I thought it may be a good idea to talk about critical temperatures for fruiting trees and plants typically grown in our home gardens.

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  • How to Plant Trees and Shrubs Properly

    Jeff Cook

    I know it sounds pretty simple, but it is probably the thing that is most often done improperly. 

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  • Planting Irish Potatoes in Middle Georgia

    Jeff Cook

    Time flies when you’re having fun, but it’s hard to believe that it is time to think about planting Irish potatoes in middle Georgia. Generally, gardeners can plant potatoes when the soil temperature reaches 45 degress F, but potatoes germinate and emerge when the soil temperature gets about 50 degrees F.  This is usually around…

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  • Low Maintenance Fruit for the Homeowner

    Jeff Cook

    Since now is a good time to plant fruit trees, bushes or vines I thought it would be good to tell everyone about fruit that are fairly easy to grow in Georgia.  We can grow just about anything in Georgia, but we can’t grow everything without having to use products to control, insects, diseases, weeds…

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  • Winter Annual Weed Control

    Jeff Cook

    County Agents receive hundreds of calls about all of the weeds that decide to “pop up” and start flowering in spring.  Well now is the time to do something about it.  The weeds that we see flowering in lawns in the early spring are what we refer to as winter annuals.  This means that they…

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  • Soil Sampling

    Jeff Cook

    Summer is over but there are plenty of chores that can be done in the yard. One very immprtant one is soil sampling. If you get a soil sample in the fall you will have time to adjust youur pH and be ready for spring growth.

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  • Fertility in the Fall Garden

    Jeff Cook

    Planting Your Fall Garden I know that many of you probably are still in shock from your summer vegetable garden, but if you are a serious gardener now is the time to start getting ready for cool season crops. 

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