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Save yourself a drive to the mountains Posted on 09/02/04 by Marco T. Fonseca

You don't have to travel to the mountains to enjoy fall colors. Fall is the best time to plant trees so why not establish your own backyard fall color?

Saddleback caterpillar

Saddleback caterpillar

Urticating caterpillars will give you hives Posted on 09/02/04 by Nancy C. Hinkle

Urticating caterpillars give you hives. No, really. The technical term for hives is urticaria. And one of the things that can cause it is a caterpillar.

Fall doesn't have to be end for some veggie crops Posted on 09/02/04 by Terry Kelley

The dog days of summer will soon give way to the crisp fall air. But this doesn't mean the gardening season is over. It's still possible to grow crops well into the fall and even through the winter in many parts of Georgia.

Get garden ready for a proper winter nap Posted on 09/02/04 by Terry Kelley

You've harvested the last of the summer veggies, and you're ready to hang up your hoe and spade for the winter. But don't abandon the garden spot before the job is finished. Gardens need to be put to bed for the winter.

Perennials provide color, beauty year after year Posted on 09/02/04 by J. Faith Peppers

Many beginning gardeners think planting perennials is easy. You plant them and year after year they perform with little care. Not true.

Vegetable scientists study together at new park Posted on 09/01/04 by Brad Haire

University of Georgia vegetable scientists are planting this fall's crops in a place planned to bring quick, usable information to Georgia's growing vegetable industry.

Be prepared for hurricane, climatologist warns Posted on 09/01/04 by Dan Rahn

All Georgians should take seriously the need to prepare for Hurricane Frances, said State Climatologist David Stooksbury. And when he says "all Georgians," he means people from the coast to the mountains.

Pond renovation, management seminar set Sept. 27 Posted on 08/26/04 by Dan Rahn

A hands-on pond renovation and management seminar is scheduled Sept. 27 in Macon for private and commercial pond managers in middle Georgia.

Herons flock to koi ponds for easy-pickings buffet Posted on 08/26/04 by J. Faith Peppers

Jack Bazemore carefully rigs a series of ropes and soda cans around the fountain in his backyard koi pond. He gingerly sets his trap. A fish thief is on the loose in Bazemore's Roswell, Ga., neighborhood.

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