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Rare Longleaf Pine Cones Coming This Fall Posted on 07/29/96 by

How many hours have you spent picking up pine cones in your yard or garden? Probably too many to suit. But one type of pine has cones so rarely that this fall, cones on the ground signal the start of an unusual new crop of valuable trees.

Telemarketer Relief Just a Phone Call Away Posted on 07/29/96 by

When the phone rings, do you just brace yourself for the sales pitch? If telemarketers have your number, remember: you have rights. The Federal Trade Commission has given you an easy-to-use tool to stop such calls, says Esther Maddux.

Time Running Out on Farm Program Sign-up Posted on 07/24/96 by J. Faith Peppers

Farmers who want to take advantage of the Production Flexibility Contract better hurry. Time is running out. This one-time offer ends July 12.

Georgia Cotton, Peanuts Miss Badly Needed Rain Posted on 07/22/96 by

Georgia farmers were hoping Hurricane Bertha would help soak their parched peanut and cotton fields. But the massive storm turned northward, and the hot sun kept beating down on cropland.

Don't Destroy Your Wild Garden Posted on 07/22/96 by Heather Hardy

A woman called the other day about some "wild land" she and her husband had bought. They would be moving there from their house on a microscopic lot in Athens.

Georgia Summer Can Give Your Tree a Heat Stroke Posted on 07/22/96 by Kim D. Coder

It gets hot enough in Georgia to give a tree a heat stroke. Really. The north Georgia mountains average more than 20 days per year above 90 degrees, and the coastal heartland averages more than 100 days above 90. Such heat loads can influence the way trees grow. And extreme heat can injure trees.

Japanese Beetles Attacking in North Georgia Posted on 07/22/96 by J. Faith Peppers

One day rose bushes look healthy and beautiful with abundant, lush green leaves. The next time you look, there's nothing left to the leaves but veins. There is a likely villain: Japanese beetles.

Crops Looking Good Down on Olympic 'Farm' Posted on 07/15/96 by J. Faith Peppers

In early July, construction workers and volunteers from across Georgia were toiling in the heat of downtown Atlanta. Fighting a looming deadline, they were building the structure that will house the Showcase of Southern Agriculture in Centennial Olympic Park.

Secretive Bug Withering Posted on 07/15/96 by

Drought symptoms seem unmistakable. Withering, brown and poorly developed plants all point to a lack of water. But a tiny insect is fooling Georgia farmers.

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