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Landscape workshops 08/21/03
With the economy limping, many people are trying to make ends meet by getting into the landscape business. Or they're thinking about it. For them and others who haven't been in the business long, the University of Georgia offers the 2003 Business Skills and Practical Skills Workshops for Beginning Landscaping and Lawn Care Professionals.
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Green industry updates 08/21/03
If your work has anything to do with landscapes or the plants that go into them, you can benefit from 2003 Florida-Georgia Green Industry Updates in October and November.
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Mouse ear 08/21/03
A UGA researcher has the heavy metal answer to a mystery on Southern tree nurseries.
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Winter veggies 08/21/03
It doesn't feel like it now, but the growing season is quickly coming to an end. If you want to keep growing vegetables through the winter, you may want to look into a greenhouse.
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Dog-day jobs 08/21/03
Summer is starting to slip away. It's that time of year when a lot of folks tend to forget about the trees and shrubbery around the house. It's just too darned hot and muggy to fool with them.
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How cells divide 08/20/03
Anyone who made it to high school biology has learned about mitosis, or cell division: One cell divides into two, two into four and so forth in a process designed to pass on exact copies of the DNA in chromosomes to daughter cells.
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Rains hurt trees, gardens 08/20/03
Tomatoes are rotting and trees are toppling, and it's all from the rain that Georgians prayed would come.
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Never assume it's edible 08/14/03
Almost invariably, when people find something novel in the wild that has a fruit or tender vegetative part, the first thing they want to know is if it's edible.
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Too low? 08/14/03
Environmental policymakers say many Georgia streams don’t have enough oxygen. This is an environmental problem that must be fixed. But in some cases, it could be a safe, natural occurrence.
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Cicada killers 08/13/03
Measuring almost two inches long, sporting yellow markings across a robust body and patrolling the ground with red wings and yellow legs, cicada killer wasps look intimidating. Although they look fierce and threatening, they're more buzz than bite.