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As you may have noticed, we have had a mixture of dry and wet weather this year. All plants, but especially annuals (such as veggies) and freshly planted perennials, are affected by dry weather, because their root systems are not yet large enough to support the plant and do not yet efficiently collect water from…
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Leyland cypress trees are a very common and popular landscaping plant. They are planted by people all over Georgia. However, there are a couple of issues that are commonly seen in Leyland cypress trees. Let’s talk about Leyland cypress trees, what some of those issues are, and what steps you can take to reduce the…
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It is prime time for the early vegetable harvest for gardeners and farmers alike in North Georgia. However, if you venture out to the garden one cool dewy morning and notice that your plants have not fared as well as you expected, here are a few common ailments that may be causing trouble. In tomatoes,…
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This time of year, watermelon is a treat. Everybody has a favorite way to eat watermelon. Mine is to put it in the fridge to get it nice and cold, cut it up in slices, and put a little salt on each bite as you eat it. If you don’t have a fridge around a…
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Mummy berry is a fairly common disease that affects blueberry plants. It can be a pretty devastating disease to your blueberry harvest. By the time that you see the affects of it, the opportunity to treat has passed. Let’s talk about mummy berry, how it works, and what you can do to manage it. Mummy…
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Seed saving is an old practice that has become less common in recent years. Before World War II seed catalogues that offered varieties of seeds from all over were not common, so if you planted a garden you would have to save your own seed each year to be able to plant again next year.…
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Corn earworm is a serious pest in corn, especially sweet corn. Let’s talk about this pest, what damage it does and what can be done to control it. Corn earworm and tomato fruitworm are really the same species of caterpillar. Its just that when we see them on corn it’s an earworm, and when we…
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Fall is approaching, even though we have a few more hot days left. Sweet sorghum in the fall is part of culture and history in the mountains. It used to be more common and there were sorghum mills scattered all over the place. There are still a few people who grow sweet sorghum for syrup…
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Fall brings a change in the weather and the growing season slows down. A lot of people will put their gardens up for the winter, but there are still some tasks that are better done when temperatures are down. Lower temperatures means less water loss from plants. This makes it an ideal time to start…
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The ground everywhere you go now seems like it’s littered with leaves. However, we shouldn’t think of leaves as litter. They are a natural product that is beneficial in a lot of ways. Let’s talk about some of the benefits that leaves provide, and why leaving them is good for the environment. In the fall…
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