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Farm experts to monitor new soybean disease
University of Georgia farm experts will begin planting soybean plots throughout Georgia next month to act as early detectors for an aggressive crop disease first reported across the Southeast last fall.
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Gourds add variety, fun to spring garden
Probably no other vegetable has as much diversity in shape, color and size as gourds. Many are used to make birdhouses, water dippers and other useful items.
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Broccoli, cauliflower do well in Georgia gardens
Get the cheese sauce ready. Broccoli and cauliflower could be coming out of the garden really soon if you get busy.
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The early gardener gets the asparagus
The early bird may get the worm, but early gardeners get the asparagus -- if they plan ahead. This popular, winter-hardy vegetable is one of the first crops ready for harvest in early spring.
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Protect your trees from power mower blight
Ever heard a tree scream? You might have if you'd listened closely and your lawn mower hadn't been so loud.
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Dinner on the ground? Don't invite mole crickets
When mole crickets get together for dinner on the ground, you don't want it to be your ground. They've been known to destroy a lawn in one season.
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New fruit trees great for home orchards down south
New peach and nectarine varieties from Attapulgus, Ga., are adapted to the mild winters and humid summers of south Georgia and north Florida. They may make life easier in home orchards.
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Praying for prey: mantids are 'tigers' in gardens
If the praying mantid is praying for prey, it's well equipped. Sharp spines on these "praying" legs impale other insects and hold them while the mantid enjoys its meal.
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Don't get ahead of yourself: soil test, then plant
But don't let your garden priorities get ahead of themselves. Before you do any planting, you need to test the soil's fertility.

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