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Begin harvesting cool-season vegetables, such as broccoli, Brussel sprouts, cauliflower, cabbage, and collards. Enjoy apple harvests in the north part of the state. Clean up any remaining warm-season vegetable plants, such as tomatoes or peppers. Fall is a great time to conduct a soil test for your vegetable garden. Lime or sulfur can be added…
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Georgia MGEVs, you make a state coordinator proud!! When asked to contribute to our statewide strategic planning project, you showed up! In recent weeks, you were asked to contribute to a lengthy survey to gather the first round of information. Yes, you could report volunteer service hours for completing it, but that doesn’t always provide…
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As fall progresses, continue to remove old and spent foliage from warm-season annuals and summer-blooming perennials. Any non-diseased plant debris can be composted. Enjoy the addition of cool-season annuals to your landscape, such as pansies, dusty miller, and snapdragons. Fall mums are also colorful additions to the fall landscape. Container gardens can be renewed with…
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Join us for part three of this year’s Regional Leadership Conference series as we learn how to develop and deliver a strong Extension message that engages the community around plants and gardening. Our first session, Communicate to Connect, was offered in June. You can read more about it here. Our second session, Communicate to Cultivate,…
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The University of Georgia Department of Horticulture, together with the Institute on Human Development and Disabilities, the Master Gardener Extension Volunteer Program, the Office of Sustainability, and UGArden, are excited to share the award-winning “Hearts of Glass” documentary to the university community. The film is about Vertical Harvest, an ambitious small business located in Jackson Hole, WY, that combines high-tech local food production and meaningful…
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Direct link: https://t.uga.edu/6nI Archive: https://extension.uga.edu/newsletter.html In this issue: Zebra longwing butterflies make their way into Georgia Get ornamentals planted in fall for spring blooms Are you at risk for prediabetes? Here’s how to know UGA celebrates National 4-H Week Oct. 4-10
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Monitor soil moisture for continued turf health, as October can be a dry month for Georgia. Ideally, 1” of water per week keeps turf hydrated. Make lime applications if necessary, according to soil test results, to adjust pH. Cool-season turf – Important fall maintenance tasks include: New turf can be established. Fall fertilization will begin mid-month. …
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