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Moon gardening 02/28/08
Farming and gardening by the signs, or phases, of the moon goes back to the days when dinosaur bones were tillage instruments.
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4-H ice cream 02/28/08
If you love cupcakes, ice cream and 4-H, you’ll want to try Blue Bell’s latest creation, Centennial Cupcake. While satisfying your sweet tooth, you’ll be supporting the national 4-H program.
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Underground destroyers 02/28/08
Most garden pests can be seen crawling and nibbling their way across plants. But tiny subterranean pests could be attacking your garden without you knowing it.
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9 Achooless gardens 02/21/08
About one in five people suffer from allergies, many of them plant related. That doesn’t have to keep you indoors come spring, garden experts say.
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25 Watch for root rot 02/21/08
In 2007, the University of Georgia Homeowner Integrated Pest Management Plant Disease Clinic saw a lot of turfgrass samples. Take-all root rot was the most frequent diagnosis for problems in homeowner lawns.
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27 Plant doctors 02/21/08
If you've got plant disease problems, we've got answers at the UGA Homeowner IPM Plant Disease Clinic.
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24 Veggie diseases 02/21/08
Georgia has a lot of vegetable diseases that can steal away bountiful harvests. But it’s not impossible for home gardeners to keep some of these diseases in check.
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17 Hardy geranium 02/21/08
For most people, the word cranesbill triggers thoughts of a long-legged bird with a long beak wading in a swamp. But for gardeners, cranesbill also refers to a type of perennial geranium prized for its toughness and long bloom period. The plant gets it name from the long, slender beak-like fruit produced after flowering.
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14 Heavenly flowers 02/21/08
Follow your nose to Paperbush (Edgeworthia chrysantha), and it will be one of those gotta-have-it plants for your landscape. Its heavenly scent blankets the midwinter landscape, quickly drawing you to the source: Clusters of creamy yellow flowers cascade downward from dark brown stems.
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22 Hungry hornworms 02/21/08
Anyone who has grown tomatoes has probably seen a bright green caterpillar with a red horn on its posterior. This could be either a tomato hornworm, which has eight white lines on its side, or a tobacco hornworm, which has only seven lines. The species are very similar in appearance. Both feed on tomato plants.