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Can it!
Web-posted 07/03/09
You hope your garden is so successful you are waist high in squash. If your neighbors and friends are avoiding eye contact when you approach with arm loads of fresh produce, however, consider saving it for another day.
Mole crickets are easiest to control when immature
Web-posted 07/03/09
If you're ready to declare your lawn's independence from mole crickets, now is the perfect time.
Governors don't have to look far for Fourth fare
Web-posted 07/03/09
PORTLAND, Maine --- On the day Americans celebrate the land of the free, a Maine man wants governors to feel free to live off the land.
White House garden tests positive for lead
Web-posted 07/03/09
WASHINGTON --- The White House says its high-profile garden on the South Lawn has tested positive for lead although it is not at dangerous levels.
More women run their own farms
Web-posted 07/03/09
SILVER SPRING, Md. --- Julie Stinar once worked with some of the top names in fashion: Donna Karan, Giorgio Armani, Tracy Reese.
Gardeners can't resist wholesaler's event
Web-posted 06/26/09
If you didn't get to attend the giant plant sale at McCorkle Nurseries in Dearing last week, you'll have another opportunity in the fall.
Poor drainage often creates plant problems
Web-posted 06/26/09
Drainage woes are common in home landscapes, especially in foundation plantings next to the house. Drainage issues can arise in areas where there is hard red clay that holds water for a long period of time.
Tips on getting kids interested in gardening
Web-posted 06/26/09
These are boom times for home gardening, but as many parents know, it still isn't easy to get kids interested and involved. One way, experts say, is to teach children how to cook what they help harvest from the family garden.
Vertical plan yields big tomatoes, cucumbers
Web-posted 06/19/09
At the Thurmond Lake home Milford Scott built more than 43 years ago, his tomato plants towered over his 6-foot-3 frame, and the fruit they bore were as big as softballs. When he moved a few years ago, he saw no reason why he couldn't do it again.
Light up the night
Web-posted 06/19/09
You can't attract fireflies to your property, but you can create conditions for a firefly-friendly yard, according to Sid Mullis, the coordinator of the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service for Richmond County. Here's how.
Set young trees up for success with proper pruning
Web-posted 06/19/09
So you planted trees this spring. Those trees' first years in the ground — and especially this very first year — are important to their future strength and beauty.
It pays to be ever vigilent in landscape
Web-posted 06/19/09
Hot, muggy days can make it a chore to work in the landscape this time of year, but insect, disease and other plant problems need tending to. To keep your landscape at its best, you need to keep an eye on things to detect problems before they get out of control.
Accident victim relearns skills by tending to plants' soil
Web-posted 06/12/09
Patrick Bassaloff is proof that gardening is good for what ails you. In his case, it is a traumatic brain injury.




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