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  • This week’s Healthy Georgia Connections newsletter includes container gardening basic information from UGA Extension ANR agent of Fulton County, Melissa Mattee, who also works closely with local GA MGEVs. Check out the full newsletter for news you can use and share with your community.

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  • The next edition of Healthy Georgia Connections newsletter is available. It contains several interesting articles, including one on pollinators. Click here to read. Enjoy!

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  • We have been celebrating you, MGEVs, all week this week, and it has been great! As your photos and quotes have rolled out and you’ve “liked” or “loved” or shared, our notifications have lit up. We have one more special treat for you, if you haven’t found it already! We have a special set of…

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  • Warm season turf grass establishment of new turf  fertilization begins, based on soil test results core aeration any renovation efforts mid-month, post-emergent weed control for grassy weeds mid-month, post-emergent weed control for summer broadleaf weeds scout for fungal diseases on turf (brown patch, dollar spot) Cool season turf grass fertilization coming to a close mid-month,…

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  • Thursday, April 9, 2020 2-2:30 pm Plant Disease Update from Dr. Elizabeth Little, Extension Specialist, Plant Pathology During our monthly webinar (the second Thursday from 2-2:30 pm), UGA specialists share updates on a variety of horticulture topics with MGEVs. We use Zoom for these sessions so MGEVs, trainees, Extension agents and staff can join in…

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  • Thursday, April 9, 2020 2-2:30 pm Plant Disease Update from Dr. Elizabeth Little, Extension Specialist, Plant Pathology During our monthly webinar (the second Thursday from 2-2:30 pm), UGA specialists share updates on a variety of horticulture topics with MGEVs. We use Zoom for these sessions so MGEVs, trainees, Extension agents and staff can join in…

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  • What are you seeing in your part of the world? Are your neighbors out working in their yard like they have never seen it before? In my neighborhood, the usual sound of lawn mowers has been enhanced with blowers and chain saws. Truckloads of mulch are being unloaded and spread. Neighbors are realizing plants have…

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  • Each afternoon, after I log out of my work accounts, my daughter and I strike off on a walk around our neighborhood. This week, as schools have closed and individuals have worked from home, I have seen changes. I see children playing basketball or badminton in their yard. I see youth on bicycles riding around…

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  • Happy Wednesday! I hope this message finds each of you well and perhaps even tending a few plants in your office or garden. We can all benefit from the relaxation and restoration that comes from interacting with plants. We have been receiving timely updates from UGA and Extension administration with direction for our Extension activities…

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