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Drowning plants
With all of the rain Georgia has gotten this winter, it’s easy to forget the state was ever in extreme drought. But just because the drought is over doesn’t mean water conservation practices should stop. Too much water can be just as bad as not enough for plants.
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Insect zoo
Chocolate-covered bugs, mealworm cookies and cricket-spitting contests are taking the spotlight again for the 25th annual Insect Zoo at the University of Georgia. The zoo will take place 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 2 in room 426 of UGA’s Biological Sciences Building in Athens, Ga.
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Landscape software
To help landscapers better estimate the costs of their jobs and make better bids, the University of Georgia is holding a workshop March 11-12 in Athens, Ga.
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Landscape seminar set
Gardening with Heat and Soil, a Southern Appalachian landscape seminar, has been set for Saturday, April 24, at the First United Methodist Church of Union County in Blairsville, Ga.
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Symposium set for March
The annual South Georgia Native Plant and Wildflower Symposium will be held March 24 at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus Conference Center in Tifton, Ga.
Dish of Polenta from Red Mule Farm prepared at The National in Athens, February 2010. CAES News
Mediterranean diet
Mediterranean people eat healthy. Following their culinary tastes may reduce anyone’s risk for diseases, says a University of Georgia expert.
Vendors at the Riverside Farmers Market in Roswell sell a variety of produce, including basil and tomatoes. Aug. 1, 2009. CAES News
Homegrown herbs
Spaghetti sauce would be lost without oregano. Salsa just wouldn’t be the same without cilantro. Rosemary chicken would just be, well, chicken without rosemary.
Don Day searching for corn seed in the storage area of the UGA Variety Testing Program laboratory in Griffin, Ga. CAES News
Variety selection key to successful farming
Selecting the best crop variety to plant can determine whether farmers make a profit. One wrong selection can result in acres of nothing to harvest. In farming, no harvest means money lost.
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Snyder Lecture
Salibo Somé, founder of Africa’s Sustainable Development Council, will deliver the 2010 Darl Snyder Lecture March 4 at the University of Georgia in Athens, Ga.