Here is the 32nd annual spring Garden Packet from the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, with 26 features written by 14 CAES faculty members and graduate and undergraduate students to provide timely, valuable gardening information.
Upgrading your garden to organic is not only healthy but easy to do, says Bob Westerfield, a Cooperative Extension horticulturist on the University of Georgia Griffin campus.
As spring creeps in every year, garden beginners can anticipate their first vegetable gardens with a critical first step: Plan ahead.
Plants don't have gyms or health magazines. But they do have gardeners. And gardeners armed with the right tools can help their plants grow healthy and problem-resistant. The payoff comes when insects arrive.
Whether you're a complete newbie or a seasoned pro in the garden, insect problems can still ruin your whole day. But you don't have to just wait for the worst to happen.
Growing southern peas is a great Southern tradition in the garden. Gardeners know these longtime mainstays as black-eyed peas, creams, crowders, field peas, cowpeas or just peas.
Countless gardeners have planted cucumbers with one thought in mind: pickles. Cucumbers are easy to grow, said George Boyhan. "But they do require some space to spread out," he said.
