News Stories - Page 741

News from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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Water Ammo.
Two new University of Georgia weather stations are providing Georgia the ammunition it needs to avert future water wars with neighboring states.
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Getting Drier.
As Georgia enters its third straight year of drought, conditions continue to worsen. There is no sign of relief as summer nears. With very little rain and temperatures in the 80s and 90s, soils statewide are drying fast.
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Black Gold.
In the beginning, gardeners would add compost and other organic matter to fertile native soil to create a paradise for their vegetable plants.
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Children's Garden.
Tracy Barlow will tell how to plant a children's garden in a May 25 seminar at the Georgia Experiment Station in Griffin, Ga.
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Simple Soils.
Choosing a potting soil can be confusing, but it doesn't have to be, says Bob Westerfield, a horticulturist with the University of Georgia Extension Service.
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Herb Garden.
Herbs provide rich rewards for Georgia gardeners in the garden and at the dinner table. But some herbs can be unruly. On the next "Gardening in Georgia" May 18 and 20, host Walter Reeves will get to work cleaning up an herb garden.
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Bee Bugs.
A pesticide used to kill varroa mites in Georgia bee hives is also proving effective in killing small hive beetles.
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Green Power.
On the heels of a dry April planting season, there is one bright spot in the economic picture for agriculture: the "green industry."
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Kissel Appointed.
David Kissel will become the head of the University of Georgia Agricultural and Environmental Services Laboratories as of June 1.
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Onion Lessons.
Geogia gardeners can learn plenty from the farmers who grow Vidalia onions on hundreds of acres at a time. On the next "Gardening in Georgia" May 11 and 13, host Walter Reeves will show viewers how they can grow these special sweet onions.