Ashley Best

  • Home Garden Series Part 3

    Summer Garden Recipes Summer time is for fun in the sun, pool parties and vacations, but it is also for enjoying those fresh from the garden fruits and veggies! In the post we will explore some recipes to incorporate the harvest from your summer garden. Cowboy Caviar This is like if bean salad and fresh…

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  • How Can Ag Education Utilize UGA Extension

    Here are the resources for the presentation from June 24th, 2020.

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  • Home Garden Series Part 2

    Common Home Garden Pests and Diseases Just when you think your garden is doing well and you have watered properly, applied the recommended fertilizer and soil amendments, your plants begin to look a little wilted, or yellow. What could possibly be going on? Evaluating and diagnosing issues with your home garden can be tricky. It…

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  • Home Garden Series Part 1

    But First, Soil Samples… Fall is the best time to sample, but it is not too late to have your soil sampled to ensure your home garden has the best chance of generating quality fruits and vegetables. Soil samples test for the nutrients that are available to the plants. The University of Georgia can then…

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  • What Does Extension Mean?

    Written by: Ashley Best Newton County ANR Agent/ CEC As a new extension agent, I want to take some time to discuss what extension is, what it does and what it means to me. I have always been interested in this as a career, but felt that teaching was my higher calling. When this opportunity…

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