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Published on 09/19/19 Wilted leaves aren’t always a sign that the plant needs water By Paul Pugliese for CAES News As summer slowly melts into fall, temperatures are still reaching the high 90s and many plants wilt in the afternoon sun. Plants with big leaves, such as hydrangeas and angel trumpets, are often the first to get a…
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Published on 08/29/19 Prepare now for Hurricane Dorian’s arrival, UGA climatologist says By Pam Knox, Sharon Dowdy for CAES News Hurricane Dorian may bring power outages, downed trees, heavy rain and possibly brief tornadoes to Georgia this weekend and well into next week, according to Pam Knox, director of the University of Georgia Weather Network and an agricultural…
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Published on 10/23/19 Monarch butterflies migrating through Georgia now By Becky Griffin for CAES News The time of the year has come when Georgians look to the sky to watch for signs of Monarch butterfly migration. These butterflies are on their way to the Sierra Madre of Mexico to overwinter on the oyamel (or sacred…
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Published on 09/19/19 ‘Lego Forage Specialist’ helping spread forage news across Georgia By Clint Thompson for CAES News University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Forage Agronomist Lisa Baxter is using her social media savvy and love for Legos to share timely information with Georgia farmers. When Baxter joined the UGA Tifton campus in March, she set out to find…
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Published on 08/15/19 UGA Extension urges Georgians to keep animals away from ponds that may contain toxin-producing algae By Sharon Dowdy, Merritt Melancon for CAES News The sudden and unexpected death of a Marietta, Georgia, couple’s beloved dog after swimming with its owners in Lake Allatoona has filled social media feeds since the incident on Aug. 10. The…
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Cowpea Control (Prostko) Every so often, I get a few inquiries about herbicides for the control of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) (Figure 1). Unfortunately, cowpea (also known southern pea, black-eye pea, or crowder pea) can be a very difficult plant to control and not much research data is out there. In preparing our UGA Weed Science graduate students…
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Published on 06/13/19 Rain, overwatering can cause slippery algae to pop up in turfgrass lawns By Clint Waltz for CAES News Recent dry weather encouraged the use, and possible overuse, of irrigation systems. Followed by tropical conditions characterized by heavy rainfall and humidity, there have been reports of a jelly-like substance growing in turf. The jelly-like matter is…
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Published on 06/18/19 App helps fruit growers in Eastern U.S. diagnose disease and insect problems By Denise M Hatcher for CAES News Walking through his peach orchard, a farmer notices something he has not seen before on the leaves of a few trees. He quickly pulls out his cell phone and accesses the MyIPM smartphone app. Through a…
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Turfgrass Blog: 2019 Edition Clint Waltz, Ph.D. University of Georgia Turfgrass Specialist June 10, 2019 With the recent dry weather encouraging the use, and possible overuse, of irrigation systems then the recent tropical conditions – rainfall and humidity – I have had several pictures and questions about a jelly-like substance growing in the turf. …
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Published on 05/23/19 Spring season brings summer heat to Georgia By Clint Thompson for CAES News Georgia temperatures are rising, and the weather is only going to get hotter with little rain in the forecast. That’s not good news for Georgia’s cotton producers who are in the middle of planting this year’s crop, says Jared Whitaker, University of…
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While many warm-season turfgrass species have shown signs of significant green-up, some grasses and locations still have an appearance of being dormant or slowly transitioning. To date, the average 4-inch soil temperature for the entire month of April on the University of Georgia campus in Griffin, Georgia — fairly central for the state — is…
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