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Christmas may highlight the winter calendar for many Georgians - complete with lights, decorations and a tree - but it's not the only holiday celebrated this winter. CAES News
Live Christmas trees 11/09/11 William G. Tyson
Many families, mine included, select and decorate their Christmas tree on the weekend after Thanksgiving. Live Christmas trees have been brought into homes and decorated during the holiday season for more than 500 years. The attractiveness, fragrance and tradition of a live tree cannot be matched with artificial substitutes.
Yellow leaves on a tree in the fall of the year CAES News
Leaves = future compost 10/26/11 STEPHEN GARTON
As winter approaches, leaves turn from green to gold, bronze, red, orange, brown, yellow and crimson. Deciduous trees and shrubs will soon shred their leaves and home landscapers will have to decide what to do with all the fallen leaves.
Althea blooms in the University of Georgia Research and Education Garden in Griffin, Ga. CAES News
Landscape color class 10/26/11 Sharon Dowdy
Commercial landscapers, and novices, too, will learn how to add color to landscapes at the All About Color workshop set for Friday, Nov. 11 on the University of Georgia campus in Griffin, Ga.
Pansies come in a wide variety of colors - and shades, like this tricolor variety that has two colors along with its face color. CAES News
Happy faces bloom in the winter 10/05/11 William G. Tyson
Pansies are excellent plants to incorporate into your landscape to add color and beauty during the winter months. There are more than 300 cultivars of pansies with an array of colors.
The map function of the WeRecycle app allows users to locate nearby recycling bins using Google maps. CAES News
WeRecycle 09/27/11 April Reese Sorrow
Have you ever found yourself holding an empty aluminum can or plastic bottle with no recycling container in sight? University of Georgia researchers have developed a mobile app for that.
A canteloupe grows on a vine in a central Georgia backyard garden. CAES News
Safer produce 09/20/11 Sharon Dowdy
Outbreaks of listeria monocytogenes are commonly linked to deli meats, hot dogs and soft cheeses made with unpasteurized milk. Recent deaths and illnesses in the U.S. have added fresh cantaloupes from Colorado to that list.
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From bids to equipment 09/20/11
A workshop for professional landscapers is set for Oct. 21 on the University of Georgia campus in Griffin, Ga.
Close up image of large patch disease on zoysiagrass CAES News
Fall turf diseases 09/20/11 William G. Tyson
September 23 is the first day of fall, heralding in cooler temperatures that slow the growth of the grass and prepares it to go dormant for the winter. It is also a favorable time for turf diseases to develop. If you had problems with large patch or take-all patch in the spring, you will likely deal with them again in the fall.
Fulton Fresh Mobile Farmer's Market van CAES News
Fulton fresh 09/08/11 Sharon Dowdy
University of Georgia Cooperative Extension agents in Fulton County are heading up an effort to deliver fresh produce to areas of the county considered “food deserts,” or areas with poor access to affordable, healthy food.
Soil moisture conditions in the southern half of the state are generally at the fifth percentile, meaning the soils at the end of May would be wetter 95 out of 100 years. CAES News
Transplants or seeds? 09/08/11 Amanda Tedrow
My soil is really dry. Do I still follow my soil test recommendations? And, should I plant transplants or seeds in my fall garden? Clarke County Extension agent Amanda Tedrow answers these questions.