Guest Author: Robert Cabrera
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Ticks live in a warm climate in an environment that they share with human beings and other creatures such as deer, dogs, mice, cats, and other warm-blooded animals. A tick has four stages in its life cycle: egg, larva, nymph, and adult. Each stage from larva to adult must have a blood meal for the…
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Gardeners tend to affectionately hang onto plants that we have grown. This affection will lead to decisions about pruning. Just like we must cut things out of our lives, to grow as human beings, plants also need this cutting away. Pruning is about growth, which may not seem intuitive, but is the plant’s response this…
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Okay, okay so it is hot! What is new about that that? It is always hot in July. The funny part is, why are the weather reporters always surprised when July is hot? We as gardeners should never be surprised by the heat and the humidity in Georgia this time of year. Nor should we…
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Creating a pollinators’ garden is an easy and inexpensive way to start an adventure in gardening. Anyone with a desire to grow plants and affect the environment in a positive way can grow a pollinators’ garden. These are things to consider before starting the garden: Pollinator plants are just as the name describes, plants that…
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