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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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Why should you worry about weeds right now? Now is the best time to prevent big weed infestations and reduce your use of herbicides in the summer. You will get better control and more bang for your buck with pre-emergence weed control products than you will if you wait until June and July, when weeds…
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What better time than the bleak days of winter to think ahead to a brimming bowl of blueberries freshly harvested and still warmed from the sun right out of your home garden? Blueberries are a successful cash crop for Georgia farmers and an easily grown fruit for the home gardener, as well, with their minimal…
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Pruning in the correct manner and at the proper time can help to maintain the size and shape of your woody shrubs, improving their appearance and appealing to the artist in every gardener. Pruning also plays an important role in the health, productivity and well-being of woody plants. Three techniques that are important to understand…
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