Tattnall County Extension

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Posts by Aubrey Shirley

2018 Tattnall County Peanut Variety Trial

Dec 12, 2018 | Written by

Every year, The University of Georgia conducts a statewide peanut variety trial. This past season Tattnall County participated in this trial, and I wanted to share our local Tattnall County results with everyone. This was a dry land field and had not had peanuts in four years. This variety trial…
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Georgia Citrus Backyard Basics: Learn It, Grow It

Dec 6, 2018 | Written by

Liberty County Extension Agent Ashley Hoppers will have a short homeowner citrus course focusing on proper care and management of citrus trees and Citrus greening disease. The class will be on December 15th, 2018. This will be a great opportunity for anyone who wants to learn more about growing citrus…
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The Importance of Well Maintained Grassed Waterways

Jul 16, 2018 | Written by

  Erosion can be serious business and as the saying goes an ounce of prevention is worth pound of cure.  Here is a good article written by one of UGA’s Water Educators, David Hall describing one preventive measure to  help mitigate erosion by using grassed waterways. Well maintained grassed waterway…
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UGA Cotton Newsletter

Jun 8, 2018 | Written by

Current Crop Condition (Whitaker and Freeman) According to the June 4th 2018 USDA NASS Crop Progress Report, 72% of the estimated cotton acreage in Georgia has been planted. This is up slightly from lasts weeks 62% estimate and well below the five year average for this date of 84%.  …
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Nickel Deficiency in Pecans

May 8, 2018 | Written by

Here is an article by Dr. Lenny Wells about Nickel deficiency in pecan trees: With the cool temperatures we are experiencing this spring pecan trees are exhibiting some odd foliage characteristics. Normally at this time we have seen foliage reach nearly full expansion and female flowers are in the middle…
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