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Day camp set at Rock Eagle 4-H Center
Rock Eagle 4-H Center will present Camp EcoAdventure day camp April 1-5 for first through fifth graders.
The swath of middle Georgia that was hit hardest by recent drought conditions saw well over its normal amount of rainfall this February. CAES News
The swath of middle Georgia that was hit hardest by recent drought conditions saw well over its normal amount of rainfall this February.
February 2013 may go down as one of the rainiest
February brought copious rain to most of Georgia, drastically reducing drought conditions in all but the southeast corner of the state. Cloudy conditions associated with the rain kept temperatures near or below normal for the month.
Pansies come in a wide variety of colors - and shades, like this tricolor variety that has two colors along with its face color. CAES News
Pansies come in a wide variety of colors - and shades, like this tricolor variety that has two colors along with its face color.
Remove spent flowers to help pansies produce more blooms
Pansies are a great winter flower. We plant and enjoy them in the fall, which gives them a good opportunity to get established, or as I like to say, “make themselves at home.”
Freshly-picked strawberries CAES News
Freshly-picked strawberries
Fruit-bearing plants and trees should wait a year to provide fruit
The temptation is great to let newly set fruit plants bear fruit the first year, but don’t be give in. Whether they are fruit trees or tiny plants like strawberries, these plants need that first year to become established.
A bumble bee collects pollen from a tomatillo bloom in a Butts Co., Ga., garden. CAES News
A bumble bee collects pollen from a tomatillo bloom in a Butts Co., Ga., garden.
Most ground-nesting bees are useful pollinators
Ground-nesting bees are actually “good bugs” that are doing their job as pollinators or serving as useful predators by controlling other harmful insect pests. But when ground nests are located in areas such as yards, gardens, flowerbeds or playgrounds, most people would rather not hear a discourse in entomology.
2013 Georgia Pest Management Handbook CAES News
2013 Georgia Pest Management Handbook
UGA manual helps businesses, homeowners fight pests
The 2013 Georgia Pest Management Handbook is now available for purchase. The thirty-fourth commercial edition, published by the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, provides more than 800 pages of current information on selection, application and safe uses of pest control chemicals around farms, homes, urban areas, recreational areas and other environments where pests may occur.
Hostas come in a host of varieties including 'Krossa Regal,' pictured here. This variety has frosty blue-green leaves and produces lavender flowers. CAES News
Hostas come in a host of varieties including 'Krossa Regal,' pictured here. This variety has frosty blue-green leaves and produces lavender flowers.
Versatile, hardy hostas becoming a mainstay in Georgia landscapes
Versatile and hardy, hostas are quickly becoming one of the most popular perennial plants grown in Georgia landscapes
A vegetable garden in Butts Co., Ga. CAES News
A vegetable garden in Butts Co., Ga.
Remedy last year's low yield problems before you plant
There is nothing more frustrating than planting a vegetable garden and not producing a substantial crop of fresh vegetables. Numerous problems can contribute to low yields, but, fortunately, most of them can be avoided.
A homemade irrigation system provides water to corn growing in a Spalding County, Ga., garden. CAES News
A homemade irrigation system provides water to corn growing in a Spalding County, Ga., garden.
Three big garden questions answered
Springtime brings questions about gardening, and some of the most common gardening questions have to do with watering, bugs and how to grow more food in less space. Here is some basic information from University of Georgia Cooperative Extension to help answer these common questions.