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Bought Bugs Bug out 02/10/97
As winter still chills the bones, spring seed catalogs are warming mailboxes everywhere. Mixed with offers of amazing azaleas and zippy zinnias are more unusual items: bugs. Good bugs. Earthworms, ladybugs and nematodes.
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Pecan Planting Time 02/10/97
Winter is the best time to plant pecan trees. The trees are dormant in winter and have time to adjust before leafing out in the spring.
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Georgia Produce Prices 02/03/97
Not only did an arctic blast freeze south Georgia and Florida vegetable crops, but grocery shoppers may get a chill when they see produce prices climb.
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Watching for Termites 02/03/97
The verdict is in. You've got termites. And you never saw them coming. That's the trouble with termites. By the time you suspect you've got problems, you've got problems.
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First-of-Spring Color 02/03/97
Since the mid-1800s Southerners have enjoyed the early spring show of Japanese magnolias. This year will be no exception.
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Correct Landscape Mistakes 02/03/97
Those shrubs were beautiful by the front door, under the picture window or in front of the porch. But you forgot how big they'd grow.
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Money-making Bacon 01/27/97
Finally, Georgia pork prices are sizzling again. "Bacon prices are really propping up the entire retail pork industry right now," said John McKissick.
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Big-money Landscapes 01/27/97
Southerners love their landscapes. In fact, in a recent Gallup survey, Southerners led the nation in what they spent to improve their yards.
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Gardening by the Moon 01/27/97
In this age of precision farming and global positioning, there is still one ancient satellite that continues to provide farming information to many people: the moon.
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Parkas Provide Protection 01/27/97
Georgia winters aren't exactly arctic. But February winds often have enough of an icy edge to make you wish for a warm new parka.