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U.S. currency and credit cards. CAES News
Pricey overdrafts 02/22/12 Michael Rupured
Balancing your checkbook each month can save you money. When there isn’t enough money in your checking account to cover a payment, you will be charged high fees by both the financial institution and the grocery store.
Pears hang from a tree in a middle Georgia home landscape. CAES News
Home orchards 02/22/12 William G. Tyson
Growing fruit trees in the home garden can be an enjoyable, relaxing and rewarding experience. However, success takes careful planning and hard work.
Fresh vegetables grown organically by an Elijay, Ga., farmer CAES News
Healthier hearts 02/21/12 Constance C. Crawley
Heart disease and stroke kill more women than cancer, lung disease, Alzheimer disease and accidents combined. In fact, women are more at risk for stroke than men.
Freshly ground woodchips CAES News
Natural landscaping 02/16/12 William G. Tyson
Many homeowners desire a low-maintenance landscape, but don’t know how to achieve that goal. Following these recommendations from University of Georgia Cooperative Extension will help you create an easy-to-maintain, beautiful landscape.
A vegetable garden in Butts Co., Ga. CAES News
Garden site 02/16/12 Michael J. Wheeler
Choosing a garden site is one of the most important decisions any gardener will make.
A garden hoe lies in a pile of fresh compost. CAES News
Organic gardening 101 02/16/12 Mary Carol Sheffield
Many gardeners are eager to jump on the organic gardening bandwagon. However, just as many are not able to pin down what it means to be an organic grower.
Seed packets. CAES News
Start from seeds 02/16/12 STEPHEN GARTON
Now is the time to browse seed catalogs and select the lucky winners that will find their home in your summer garden plot. Adventurous gardeners may want to try plants with improved characteristics like disease and drought tolerance, greater yield potential or other unique qualities.
Georgia Pest Management handbooks 2012 CAES News
Pest management guide 02/16/12 Amanda Swennes
The 2012 Georgia Pest Management Handbook is now available. The thirty-third 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 use of pest control chemicals around farms, homes, urban areas, recreational areas and other environments where pests may occur.
UGA GardenPro posters CAES News
GardenPro QR codes 02/16/12 S. Kris Braman
This is the year of the “smart tag” or “QR” (quick response) code. Have you noticed the intrigu-ing little boxes with geometric designs on everything from ketchup bottles to magazine advertisements?