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Like all Girl Scouts, Amelia Reece, a Girl Scout from Paulding County, is always looking for ways to better serve her community. In 2020, in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, Amelia saw a way to help others around her. As grocery stores experienced food shortages and adults lost their jobs due to the pandemic,…
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According to the EPA, the average American uses 100 gallons of water each day, and the average household spends 30%-60% of its daily water supply on gardening and lawn care alone, depending on the season and climate1. In addition, growing population and consequent demand for water continue to rise. While these numbers should drive everyone…
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Paulding County Master Gardeners gathered May 5, to honor their members and their contributions to our community in the past year. Despite COVID-19 and the restrictions that came with it, this dedicated group of volunteers were able to change direction in these unprecedented times to continue to serve their county and came together to celebrate…
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Erin Gilroy was recently awarded the Paulding County Master Gardener Extension Volunteers 2021 Scholarship. Erin graduated in May of 2017 from East Paulding High School. She currently attends the University of Georgia, majoring in Fisheries and Wildlife. While attending UGA, Erin serves as a Warnell Ambassador and is a member of the Wildlife Society and…
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Though tiny in stature, three to four inches long and weighing less than 0.2 ounces, hummingbirds provide huge thrills to birdwatchers across the state as the ruby throated species arrives in north Georgia in late March or early April and are welcome guests until fall migration. Upon arrival, the female immediately begins building her nest…
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When is the best time to prune hydrangeas? It depends on whether they are a type that blooms on old wood or on new wood. Old wood or new wood? What does that mean? If your garden has hydrangeas, then you need to know that there are distinct types of hydrangeas that are pruned differently.…
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Everybody loves tomatoes! In fact, some people love them so much that they struggle to grow them each year, because they give their plants too much love. The calls have started to come into the Extension office: “My tomato plant leaves are yellowing or browning, curling, spotting, wilting … “ I hear it every year,…
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Making seed tapes are a good project for doing with children and those that have physical limitations that can keep them from spending much time in the garden. The seed tapes can be made in your home and be ready for planting when Spring comes. Seed tapes are an easy way for children and gardeners…
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Seed balls are a good activity to do with children in late winter when it is not easy to do other outdoor activities or school is virtual. Seed balls are a great way to reseed your landscape and add flowers in barren spots in your flower beds or lawn. Clay seed balls have been used…
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Using Toilet or Paper Towel Rolls for Seed Starting An easy way to start your seeds indoors is to use empty toilet paper, gift wrap or paper towel rolls. Toilet paper pots are a good planting method to use with children. You can use bigger seed in these pots – corn, beans, cucumbers. Some plants do not like to be transfer but…
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