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Produce on sale at the 2010 Athens Farmers Market. CAES News
Locally grown 07/22/10 April Reese Sorrow
Matthew Roher, chef and owner of Cha Bella restaurant in Savannah, says local is better, and he wants to connect Georgians to local producers of fine food.
A yellow koi swims in a backyard water garden CAES News
Budget water garden 07/20/10 Sharon Dowdy
A water garden filled with plants, brightly colored koi and goldfish doesn’t have to break the bank. A University of Georgia expert offers tips on creating a water garden on a budget, but says you’re still going to have to pay sweat equity.
Immature squash bugs feast on the leaf of a yellow squash plant CAES News
Scout before you spray 07/15/10 Sharon Dowdy
Many home landscapers and gardeners see pests eating their azaleas or tomatoes and immediately grab a chemical pesticide for defense. A University of Georgia expert says using a combination of pest control methods is a better option for your plants and the environment.
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Crops like recent weather 07/15/10 Brad Haire
Rain has hit on target and temperatures have been reasonable. So far, Georgia row-crops like what they’ve been getting.
Five-leafed clover covers this plant with a little extra luck. CAES News
Gene for luck 07/15/10 Stephanie Schupska
Wayne Parrott has answered a question that has stumped plant breeders for the past century: Why do some white clover plants have four leaves?
Sorghum plant growing in the field. CAES News
Perennial sorghum 07/07/10 April Reese Sorrow
Most of the sorghum eaten by Americans is consumed indirectly when they eat beef or chicken that were fed the grain. In other parts of the world, though, it is eaten directly as a food staple. In some African countries, sorghum accounts for 40 percent of people’s diets. A University of Georgia plant breeder wants to increase the plant’s production by tapping into the perennial characteristics of its wild ancestors.
Palmar amaranth, also called pigweed, dominates a cotton research plot on the University of Georgia Tifton campus June 23, 2010. CAES News
Pigweed problem 07/01/10 Brad Haire
Several years ago, pigweed found the weakness and breached the defense that Georgia cotton growers used to control it. It now threatens to knock them out, or at least the ones who want to make money.
A two-lined spittlebug adult CAES News
Watch for spittlebugs 07/01/10 J. Faith Peppers
Some people call them cuckoo spits. Others call them froghoppers or devil spits. No matter what you call spittlebugs they make a devil of a mess in landscapes. With the end of the drought, University of Georgia experts say spittlebugs are making a comeback around the state.
Dew collects on a yellow bloom at the UGA Trial Gardens in Athens. April 2010 CAES News
UGA Trial Gardens 07/01/10 April Reese Sorrow
Georgia’s summer heat is on, bringing with it a wealth of beautiful blooms. View the best summer has to offer at the University of Georgia Trial Gardens open house July 10 from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m.
UGA poultry science professor Mark Compton teaches high school students how to tie a surgeon's knot. CAES News
Avian adventures 07/01/10 Stephanie Schupska
The chicken was out cold when Brooke Chrisley tied her first surgeon’s knot. Her fellow students occasionally gently pinched the bird’s toe to make sure it was still anesthetized.