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18 Turf, trees don't mix 02/16/04 Gary L. Wade
One of the most common questions asked county extension agents is how to grow healthy turf grass under trees. It can be frustrating when you plant over and over and watch the turf get thinner and thinner as the tree canopy thickens.
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16 Annual flowers 02/16/04
As spring arrives, gardeners all over Georgia once again try their best to win the "Most Beautiful Garden of the Neighborhood" award. Many will turn to the palette of annuals to start "painting" their masterpiece.
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Garden veggies safe? 02/12/04
Can vegetables from our own gardens make us sick? Possibly, if they're contaminated with human pathogens such as hepatitis A, Salmonella and E. coli 0157:H7.
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Going up? 02/12/04
Mike Isbell was about 8 years old and his sister Mary Lynn about 6 when they thought up a way to get up into a big pecan tree at their house. They just didn't think things through completely.
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Ag water pumping 02/12/04
A University of Georgia study has looked at the watering habits of farmers in drought and rainy conditions for the past five years.
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Fiscal Fitness 2004 02/12/04
As with most business deals, there are good and bad credit card offers for today's consumers. Just be sure you don't sign up for a credit card just because you want the free alarm clock. That free clock could cost way more than you'd think.
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A big fat difference 02/05/04
University of Georgia scientists have discovered that small amounts of extra nitrogen added to chicken feed produce dramatically leaner chickens. That's good news for consumers and poultry producers alike.
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Radar rain 02/05/04
Peanut farmers can use a common weather radar to better protect their crop from fungal diseases this year.
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Fiscal Fitness 2004 02/04/04
The single most important way to protect your credit rating is to pay your bills on time. If you pay on time, you avoid late fees, service interruptions and finance charges. More important, you can dramatically reduce the cost of future loans.
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Geranium disease stopped 02/04/04
The extensive geranium crop in Georgia is just fine this year. That's at least partly due to the painful lessons greenhouse growers learned last year.