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News from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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Showy plant picks
From a Golden Isle tour through the largest collection of native plants in Georgia to Georgia Gold Medal winners, "Gardening in Georgia" has something for Georgia plant lovers statewide. Watch it on GPB stations across Georgia each Thursday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 12:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
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Water regulations
Designed to help Georgians save water during a drought, the state's outdoor water-use regulations include some helpful exemptions.
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Got mounds?
“Most Georgians are familiar with yellow jackets and bumble bees, but many wasps and bees that nest in the ground are solitary insects,” said William Hudson, a Cooperative Extension entomologist at the University of Georgia's Tifton campus.
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Eco-friendly car washing
With a restricted schedule for outdoor water uses statewide, when can you wash your car? A University of Georgia expert says you'll save time and water during the drought if you do it at a car wash.
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Still getting drier
With record to near-record high temperatures and little to no rain, northwest and south Georgia enter May in extreme drought conditions.
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Made in the shade
Shade-tolerant grasses, ornamental sweet potatoes, irises and green manure highlight "Gardening in Georgia," the week of May 10.
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Business help
Jamie Barr knows gourmet mushrooms. He’s carted them from Kentucky to Georgia for years. But finding something to haul back was a bit trickier until he called the University of Georgia.
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Sweet summer
This week on 'Gardening In Georgia,' host Walter Reeves gives advice on growing annuals and vegetables, pruning peaches and growing sweet corn.
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Green up time
If your home lawn is planted in centipede turfgrass, you may have noticed it changing colors lately. University of Georgia experts say this is a natural occurrence that has resulted from Georgia's unusual springtime weather.
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Southern conifers
When most Deep South gardeners think about conifers, they picture pollen-pumping pine trees dropping messy cones in their yards.