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A bumble bee collects pollen from a tomatillo bloom in a Butts Co., Ga., garden. CAES News
Most ground-nesting bees are useful pollinators 02/28/13 Paul Pugliese
Ground-nesting bees are actually “good bugs” that are doing their job as pollinators or serving as useful predators by controlling other harmful insect pests. But when ground nests are located in areas such as yards, gardens, flowerbeds or playgrounds, most people would rather not hear a discourse in entomology.
2013 Georgia Pest Management Handbook CAES News
UGA manual helps businesses, homeowners fight pests 02/28/13
The 2013 Georgia Pest Management Handbook is now available for purchase. The thirty-fourth commercial edition, published by the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, provides more than 800 pages of current information on selection, application and safe uses of pest control chemicals around farms, homes, urban areas, recreational areas and other environments where pests may occur.
Hostas come in a host of varieties including 'Krossa Regal,' pictured here. This variety has frosty blue-green leaves and produces lavender flowers. CAES News
Versatile, hardy hostas becoming a mainstay in Georgia landscapes 02/28/13 Frank M. Watson
Versatile and hardy, hostas are quickly becoming one of the most popular perennial plants grown in Georgia landscapes
A vegetable garden in Butts Co., Ga. CAES News
Remedy last year's low yield problems before you plant 02/28/13 Amanda Tedrow
There is nothing more frustrating than planting a vegetable garden and not producing a substantial crop of fresh vegetables. Numerous problems can contribute to low yields, but, fortunately, most of them can be avoided.
A homemade irrigation system provides water to corn growing in a Spalding County, Ga., garden. CAES News
Three big garden questions answered 02/28/13 Michael J. Wheeler
Springtime brings questions about gardening, and some of the most common gardening questions have to do with watering, bugs and how to grow more food in less space. Here is some basic information from University of Georgia Cooperative Extension to help answer these common questions.
UGA Horticulturist John Ruter's new gardening guide book “Landscaping with Conifers and Ginkgo for the Southeast” will be out in April. CAES News
UGA horticulturalist releases gardening book focused on conifers 02/28/13 Merritt Melancon
Anyone who moved into a new house between 1995 and 2008 is probably familiar with the fast-growing, super-screening workhorse of the conifer family — the Leyland cypress. But while the Leyland cypress might be the most popular conifer in Georgia landscapes, there are a whole host of conifers that will grow just as well in home landscapes.
University of Georgia Cooperative Extension horticulturist Bob Westerfield displays several pieces of lawn and garden equipment during a class on the UGA campus in Griffin, Georgia. CAES News
Class will cover small engine repair for home landscapers 02/28/13
Is anything more frustrating than finding time to mow your lawn only to discover your lawn mower won’t start? Keeping a chainsaw running is a chore, too. A University of Georgia class, set for April 4, will teach you the basic skills you need to maintain small garden and landscape tools and save money in the process.
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UGA College of Ag names new senior development director 02/22/13 J. Faith Peppers
Robert K. Cooper will return to the University of Georgia March 14 as senior development officer and assistant to the dean for external affairs in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences’ Office of College Advancement, J. Scott Angle, CAES dean and director, and Brooks McCommons, senior director of the UGA Office of Development, announced today.
Camilla Borgato, a University of Padova currently working at UGA's Tifton Campus, is studying sampling strategies to track food borne pathogens in irrigation water. She's studying in the United States through the Trans Atlantic Precision Agricultural Consortium. CAES News
UGA faculty and students share precision agriculture technology in Europe 02/21/13 Merritt Melancon
Thousands of miles may separate Georgia and Europe, but farmers on both sides of the Atlantic face similar problems: dwindling water supplies, rising expenses, increasing competition from the developing world and the need to produce more from their land while protecting the environment.