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Pumpkin Patience. 06/17/99
With patience and persistent care, you and the family can grow your own Halloween jack-o'-lantern. Pumpkins take 80 to 140 days to mature. So allow time for the crop to mature. Then just start with the right seed, and provide lots of space, water and food for the vines.
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'Magic' Carving. 06/17/99
Pumpkins are magical, and not just as a golden coach for Cinderella. Growing most of the summer and into the fall, they require patience and persistence in your garden. But they pay off in lots of ways. "Magic carving" is a special perk, especially for parents.
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Farm Workshops. 06/15/99
Agriculture on a small scale can still be profitable and rewarding. That's the message Team Ag Georgia is trying to drive home in the TAG Workshops for Small and Beginning Farmers this summer.
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Homegrown BLT. 06/14/99
Remember that first BLT last year? The bread was toasted just right and slathered with mayonnaise. Then came bacon, leaf lettuce fresh from the garden and finally your first homegrown tomato -- sliced, piled high with some hanging over the edge of the sandwich. It was close to heaven.
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Pruning Azaleas. 06/12/99
Azaleas are a special delight in Georgia. But not everyone knows how to prune them correctly. On "The Georgia Gardener" June 17 and 19, host Walter Reeves will talk with Parker Andes at Callaway Gardens on how they prune their thousands of azaleas.
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Stress Relief. 06/11/99
The garden is a great place to relieve the human stress that comes from work, traffic, bills. But garden plants can succumb to stresses, too. And as with humans, plants' stress can come from many sources.
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'Summer Droops.' 06/10/99
The "droops of summer" have come early this year. As water deficits become greater in the landscape, remember that both old and young trees need your help. A few deep waterings can help minimize damage and may save a tree's life.
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Extreme Drought. 06/09/99
Central Georgia is now in extreme drought conditions, according to the Palmer Drought Severity Index. The rest of the state remains in severe drought except the west central region, which is in moderate drought, and the northwest corner, which is in mild drought.
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Squishy Lawns 06/08/99
If centipede is the grass of choice in your lawn, check now for tiny, two-lined spittle-bugs that could be destroying your lawn, bite by bite. "If you walk across your grass and it's squishy, chances are, you've got two-lined spittle-bugs," said Kris Braman.
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Sawdusty Soil 06/07/99
Add another item to the list of recyclables: sawmill waste. A University of Georgia horticulturist is seeing great results using sawdust and pine bark as a growth medium for plants in commercial nurseries.