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UGA honey adds sweetness to holidays Posted on 12/07/05 by Stephanie Schupska

It may not come in cute little Dawg-shaped bottles, but University of Georgia honey still sells like “wild cakes.” “It has been selling like wild cakes, no, hot cakes and wildfire,” said Jennifer Berry, a University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences research coordinator. “We sent out the Christmas honey announcement, and we’ll probably sell out of it by Dec. 19.”

Winter outlook: wide swings from bitter to balmy Posted on 12/06/05 by David E. Stooksbury

The winter climate outlook for Georgia is, in a word, variable. Georgians this winter can expect wide swings in temperatures with several extremely cold outbreaks. The best advice is to prepare for very cold weather.

Record hurricane season spins to a close Posted on 12/01/05 by Stephanie Schupska

As Tropical Storm Epsilon swirled about 725 miles east of Bermuda on Nov. 30, the worst Atlantic hurricane season on record officially came to a close.

Quirky gifts for gardener on list Posted on 12/01/05 by J. Faith Peppers

Does your favorite gardener have every tool imaginable, every gadget sold only on TV? Gardening expert and retired University of Georgia Cooperative Extension agent Walter Reeves recommends some not-so-common gifts for the gardener.

'Buggy year' costs Georgia farmers Posted on 12/01/05 by Brad Haire

Damage from insects and caterpillars can vary yearly in most Georgia crops. University of Georgia experts say this year will go down as a buggy one.

Tift County 4-H team named chicken champions Posted on 12/01/05 by Sharon Omahen

When some Tift County 4-H'ers tag along while their parents grocery shop, the stores' meat managers cringe. That's because these kids are national experts when it comes to pointing out high-quality poultry and eggs.

Birds have made Chinese privet all too familiar Posted on 11/30/05 by Mark Czarnota

In years past, at least six species of Chinese privet were used in U.S. hedges and other landscape plantings. Native birds took it from there, making the plant all too familiar in the Southeast.

Turkey, dressing, pies and naps round out the holidays Posted on 11/23/05 by Stephanie Schupska

True or false? The L-tryptophan contained in turkey is what makes a person sleepy after a holiday dinner. False. L-tryptophan can make a person feel sleepy, but it is not from eating turkey. University of Georgia extension specialists say that intense desire to nap after a holiday meal comes from all the calories people stuff in their stomachs during holiday dinners.

You don't have to kill this year's Christmas tree Posted on 11/23/05 by Bob Westerfield

As a horticulturist, Bob Westerfield sees it as a little silly that folks are willing each year at Christmas to spend $50 or more on a dead plant, a cut Christmas tree.

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