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Drowning plants
With all of the rain Georgia has gotten this winter, it’s easy to forget the state was ever in extreme drought. But just because the drought is over doesn’t mean water conservation practices should stop. Too much water can be just as bad as not enough for plants.
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Landscape software
To help landscapers better estimate the costs of their jobs and make better bids, the University of Georgia is holding a workshop March 11-12 in Athens, Ga.
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Landscape seminar set
Gardening with Heat and Soil, a Southern Appalachian landscape seminar, has been set for Saturday, April 24, at the First United Methodist Church of Union County in Blairsville, Ga.
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Symposium set for March
The annual South Georgia Native Plant and Wildflower Symposium will be held March 24 at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus Conference Center in Tifton, Ga.
Vendors at the Riverside Farmers Market in Roswell sell a variety of produce, including basil and tomatoes. Aug. 1, 2009. CAES News
Homegrown herbs
Spaghetti sauce would be lost without oregano. Salsa just wouldn’t be the same without cilantro. Rosemary chicken would just be, well, chicken without rosemary.
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Fox-fire glow
The forests of a wet winter and spring are very active. Roots are growing and rains are helping decay last year’s woody debris. One of the most curious features of decay in spring forests is fox fire, which are strange and eerie lights that illuminate the forest.
Tree with top broken out CAES News
Risky trees
Most trees are good and live long, low-risk lives. But some trees are bad and live short lives compromised by storms and people. Risky trees can fail and fall. Are your trees out to get you?
UGA Organic Class composting pile. CAES News
Compost
Adding compost to your spring garden or landscape helps plants grow better and can keep them from getting wet feet. It also creates plant “food” from trash, says a University of Georgia expert.
Freshly ground woodchips CAES News
Mulch plants carefully
Dedicated gardeners like to treat their plants like they are their babies. To keep them warm and help them retain water, they surround them with a lot of mulch. But a University of Georgia expert says applying too much to your plants can do more harm than good.
Gardeners learn how to propagate plants at a Georgia Green Industry Association meeting in 2006. CAES News
Propagate your landscape
When I first moved into my current home 15 years ago, the farm house in the pasture was completely void of any landscaping. I instantly fell in love with the rural paradise, but I had my work cut out to get the vacant landscape looking good.