News Stories - Page 734

News from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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Harvest Right.
To get the best from those homegrown herbs, you have to harvest them when the oils responsible for their flavor and aroma are at their peak. Timing these flavor peaks depends on the plant part you're harvesting and how you intended to use them.
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Fight Fire Ants.
If you're starting a fall "to do" list for your home garden and landscape, add "treat for fire ants" to your list.
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Bright Spring.
It's a long, long way to spring. But fall's just around the corner. And on the next "Gardening in Georgia," host Walter Reeves will show a few things you can do this fall to make your spring even brighter.
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Free Mulch.
If the prospect of free mulch interests you, look no farther than your own backyard. Grass clippings, leaves and pine needles are an excellent source of mulch.
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Grape Goodness.
For more than 250 years, Southerners have enjoyed the flavor of wild and domesticated muscadine grapes. Now, new research on muscadines is finding that they are one of nature's most healthful foods.
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Planting Memories.
As your parents always told you, you can't recapture time. The closest you can come is to work on building memories. You can recapture those, and they only get better as time moves on.
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Fine-tuning Recycling.
At 21 million pounds a day, Georgia farmers produce more poultry than any other state. Now they're poised to take the lead in safeguarding soil and water quality.
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'Wondermums.'
On the next "Gardening in Georgia," host Walter Reeves will show how to grow "Wondermums." And you get two chances, Aug. 30 and Sept. 2, to see the show on Georgia Public Television.
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Debby Watch.
Early Wednesday, the best forecast guidance had Hurricane Debby near the southeastern U.S. coast by Friday. Hurricanes can impact the entire state of Georgia, including the mountains.
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Emerging Crops.
The University of Georgia began a new effort to help the state's farmers this week when the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences announced the Emerging Crop and Technologies Initiative.