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Allan Armitage guides visitors around the UGA Trial Gardens. CAES News
Trial garden party
Breathtakingly beautiful plants, smooth jazz music, delicious wine and delectable hors d’oeuvres are ingredients for a perfect evening. If you agree, add the University of Georgia Trial Gardens’ up-coming “An Evening in the Gardens” event to your calendar.
Soil moisture conditions in the southern half of the state are generally at the fifth percentile, meaning the soils at the end of May would be wetter 95 out of 100 years. CAES News
Transplants or seeds?
My soil is really dry. Do I still follow my soil test recommendations? And, should I plant transplants or seeds in my fall garden? Clarke County Extension agent Amanda Tedrow answers these questions.
UGA MBA students chop down privet and other weedy shrubs at the Garnett Ridge Community Garden in Athens, Ga., on Aug. 9, 2011. MBA students start their first year off with a community service project. CAES News
Community gardens
Approximately 500 University of Georgia students recently walked into the two sections of professor David Berle’s introduction to horticulture course. Throughout the semester, they’ll be introduced to all things plants and learn how to serve the community they live in.
Drip irrigation helps to keep soil and water from splashing on plants leaves, which helps cut down on plant disease. CAES News
Plant diseases
Beautiful plants often don’t live up to their potential. Getting to the root of problems like disease and wilt sometimes starts with a look in the mirror, says University of Georgia experts.
Green pecans grow on a tree in South Georgia. CAES News
Dry orchards
Drought continues to suppress Georgia agriculture, particularly in southwest Georgia, the hub of the state’s pecan production. It could turn what was expected to be an “on” year into an “off” one for pecan growers.
"Your Southern Garden" host Walter Reeves. CAES News
Your Southern Garden
Learn about pond care, agave pups and creating planting plans on "Your Southern Garden" with Walter Reeves July 2 at noon and 6:30 p.m. on Georgia Public Broadcasting.
"Your Southern Garden" host Walter Reeves. CAES News
Your Southern Garden
Learn two methods of plant propagation on "Your Southern Garden" with Walter Reeves June 25 at noon and 6:30 p.m. on Georgia Public Broadcasting.
Joel Cooper, a resident at the Atlanta Mission, installs pepper plants in the mission's garden. CAES News
Growing skills and vegetables
Looking over the tomato, okra, cucumber, squash and pepper plants, Joel Cooper is proud. The 46-year-old recovering addict is happy, too, to get his life back on track and for the opportunity to help others like him eat and live a little better. Cooper, and the other men who rely on the Atlanta Mission for food, will soon be eating fresh produce they’ve grown at the place they call their temporary home.
Visitor observes new plant varieties at the UGA Trial Gardens 2009 Open House. CAES News
UGA Trial Gardens
Shasta daisies, lilies, cornflowers, cosmos, geraniums and petunias are among the beauties blooming now. View the best summer has to offer at the University of Georgia Trial Gardens open house June 25 from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m.
"Your Southern Garden" host Walter Reeves. CAES News
Your Southern Garden
Lovely lawns, showy coleus and picking trees highlight "Your Southern Garden" with Walter Reeves May 21 at noon and 6:30 p.m. on Georgia Public Broadcasting.