News Stories - Page 564

News from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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Amaryllis
Amaryllises have become known as a Christmastime flower as many home gardeners give and receive their bulbs as holiday gifts. But you don’t have to wait until spring to plant them.
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Cozy plants
Instead of spending your fall dragging leaves to the curb, consider using them as a blanket for your plants. Winter is approaching, and your plants need a warm bed just as much as you do.
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Snake calls
Someone recently came by my office and brought a harmless mud snake for me to see. I thought I would show the secretaries the snake, too. Big mistake!
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Summery landscape
If your landscape plants look wilted day after day and all those stressed plants are taking your extra time and water, maybe it's time to redo parts of your landscape.
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Useful waste
Two and a half pounds of litter – that’s about how much one chicken produces in its lifetime. A team of University of Georgia scientists is working to turn the poultry state’s waste litter into a valuable alternative fuel product.
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Radon education
Georgia students can win a trip to Washington, D.C., and help spread the word about the dangers of radon gas through a poster contest offered by the National Safety Council.
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Beneficial bugs
About 50 men and women crowded around University of Georgia entomologist Kris Braman as she demonstrated how quickly a pair of tiger beetles attack and devour an armyworm. The group’s attraction wasn't just morbid curiosity.
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Hemlock death
When University of Georgia entomology professor Wayne Berisford travels to the north Georgia mountains for research these days, he’s got a lot less shade to hide under when he steps beneath a hemlock tree. The damage isn’t due to clear cutting or development.
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DIY landscape seminar
A one-day seminar, "Landscape Design Basics for the Do-It-Yourself Gardener," will provide all the basics of quality landscape design Saturday, Sept. 9, at the University of Georgia in Athens, Ga.
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Educating families
To help migrant workers protect themselves and their families, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension will begin a bilingual outreach program that teaches migrant workers how simple precautions and proper laundering techniques can reduce the health risks that stem from pesticide exposures.