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Becky Griffin, UGA Extension community and school garden coordinator, speaks to a group of teachers at a school garden curriculum training at UGArden in Athens, Georgia. CAES News
Community and School Gardens 07/15/15 Becky Griffin, Merritt Melancon
A recent survey found there were more than 360 community and school gardens across the state. With that many Georgians gardening, there are bound to be questions about picking the right crops, identifying insects and improving garden soil. To that end, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension is expanding its already existing community and school garden outreach efforts.
Brown patch disease in fescue. CAES News
Lawn Soil Tests 07/14/15 Paul Pugliese
In home lawns, a routine soil test will help reveal any underlying issues relating to soil nutrition or pH. This is often the first step to ruling out any problems like thin spots and dead patches.
Oak leaf blister (Taphrina caerulescens). www.ipmimages.org CAES News
Oak Leaf Blister 07/10/15 Paul Pugliese
Most fungal pathogens that infect leaves prefer cool, moist conditions during leaf expansion in early spring. The leaf spot disease seen most often on oak trees this year is caused by a fungus known as Taphrina caerulescens, or oak leaf blister.
Cotton roots infected with root-knot nematodes swell in response to the infection. These knots serve as feeding sites where nematodes (microscopic worms) grow, produce more eggs and stunt the plant's growth. CAES News
Nematode Management 07/09/15 Clint Thompson
In addition to low prices, controlling nematodes is top priority for Georgia cotton farmers. But with one effective control method being taken away and a new one in short supply, University of Georgia researchers and Cooperative Extension agents are working quickly to help farmers find a solution.
Echols County 4-H'er Brent Mashburn works on his team's ROV during Georgia 4-H's HughesNet Tech Takeover Day in June. Two of his team-mates, Brooks County 4-H'ers Chris Spires and Jack Perry, wait to try out the robots modifications. CAES News
4-H Robots 07/09/15 Merritt Melancon
Pipe insulators, check. Fishing weights, check. PVC pipe, check. That’s all it took for about 50 fourth- and fifth-grade campers at Rock Eagle 4-H Center to turn a set of water-proof electric motors into fully operational underwater robots — well that, and some solid engineering principles and a heavy dose of curiosity.
Some parts of Georgia received very little rain during June, which expanded drought conditions over parts of the state. CAES News
June Climate 07/07/15 Pam Knox
June was much warmer than normal, expanding drought across parts of the state and causing heat damage to some pasturelands and early summer crops.
Root suckers pop up as a result of a tree being injured or stressed as was the case with this Bradford pear tree. CAES News
Root Suckers 07/06/15 Paul Pugliese
Root suckers, or root sprouts, are a tree’s natural response to wounding or stress. Therefore, the best way to prevent them is to minimize or avoid causing wounds or stress to trees.
Pictured are dug up peanut plants on a dry land peanut field in east Tift County on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014. CAES News
Peanut Scouting 07/02/15 Clint Thompson
Mark Abney’s message to Georgia peanut farmers is the same today as it was two years ago, when he was hired as the University of Georgia’s research and Cooperative Extension peanut entomologist: “We need to be scouting more of our peanuts.”
The 2015-16 Georgia State 4-H Board includes (pictured left to right, front row) Front row: Julie Bacon, Tattnall County - Southeast District representative; Elizabeth Hanson, Pike County - vice-president; Ben Lord, Ben Hill County - president; Maggie Plott - state representative, Union County, (l-r, back row) Trent Whisenant, Murray County - state representative; Ben Murray, Berrian County - Southwest District representative; Mackenzie Wurst, Clarke County - Northeast District representative; Zach Tellano, Hart County - state representative; and Carrianna Simmons, Spalding County - Northwest District representative. CAES News
Georgia State 4-H Council 07/02/15 Sharon Dowdy
Georgia 4-H students from across the state met at Rock Eagle 4-H Center in Eatonton, Georgia, June 26-28 to learn more about what it means to be an American with the right to vote. The students also elected a new crop of student-leaders for the state’s largest youth organization, annually serving more than six million youths.