- Login
- |
- Manage Account
- |
- Register
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Place an Ad
- |
- Subscribe to the Times
-
- Wednesday, June 19, 2013 Gainesville, Georgia
Archive By Author - Billy Skaggs
Skaggs: Keep foliage dry to head off plant disease
A common trait of many plant diseases is an affinity for moist, humid conditions. When plants are able to naturally dry out quickly, they are less vulnerable to diseases.
Need a plant for the shade? Mondo, dude
I am often asked for recommendations on what grows best in the shade. In particular, many homeowners call looking for a grass that will perform well in the shade.
Students learn from bird camp
(This article was written by Stephanie Schupska, a news editor with the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.) The chicken was out cold when Brooke Chrisley tied her first surgeon's knot. Her fellow students occasionally gently pinched the bird's toe to make sure it was still anesthetized.
Proper planning prevents weeding
Many people don't like to use synthetic herbicides in the landscape. But weeds can be a big problem with many gardening practices. With organic gardening, prevention is one of the most essential ways to keep weeds out.
Skaggs: Be aware of 3 bright, shiny leaves
Many years ago, while serving as camp chaperone, I had some unfortunate boys in my cabin who got into some poison ivy. They were covered from head to toe. Best I can determine, they must have stripped down to the boxer shorts and rolled in it!
Skaggs: Turfgrass Field Day in Griffin teaches you to grow green
As times have changed and many of us are spending more time at work, many homeowners are turning to professional landscape and lawn care companies to keep our home's surroundings looking green and growing.
Skaggs: Don't let bunny's cute, floppy ears fool you
At the Extension office, we receive many calls from agitated gardeners on how to control pests in the landscape.
Skaggs: Summer's heat can beat up your ornamentals
Is it just me, or does this summer seem hotter than usual? Maybe I just cannot take the heat as well as I used to. With temperatures bumping the 100 degree mark in recent weeks, it's been tough on those of us who like working in our landscapes and gardens.
Skaggs: Forage crops a key part of Georgia agriculture
As one drives the backroads of north Georgia, the importance of agriculture becomes clear. Observant drivers and passengers will see many things: poultry houses, beef cattle, horses, fruit trees, vegetables and pasture land.
Add some color to summer with flowering shrubbery
After a burst of spring flowers, summer can be a little drab. Summer-flowering shrubs, though, can keep a lot of color in the landscape and attract butterflies and hummingbirds. With just a little planning and planting, they'll help keep the garden attractive all summer.
Beware the attack of brown lawn spots
As a lover of grass (turfgrass that is), I have thoroughly enjoyed my fescue lawn this spring and early summer. The ample winter and spring rains had my fescue lawn and many others looking as good as ever. Other than battling some clover, its been a great year for fescue.
Skaggs: Summer means it is finally farmers market season
For those who have not visited before, a farmers market is a huge asset to the community.
Give your veggies a lift
Those tiny vegetable transplants and seeds you planted early this spring should now be coming on strong. Soon they'll be burdened with a bounty of fresh produce. Don't jeopardize the fruits of your garden labor. Trellis those vegetables before it's too late.
Some tomatoes grown to resist disease
The tomato is the most commonly-grown vegetable in America's backyard gardens. Unfortunately, producing big, red, juicy tomatoes requires considerable effort in preventing and controlling diseases.
Skaggs: June honors Georgia’s cattlemen
The Georgia Beef Board and the Georgia Cattlemen's Association have proclaimed June as Georgia Beef Month. The proclamation honors Georgia's 25,000 beef producers who make up a significant portion of the state's biggest industry, agriculture.
No Articles Found.
Subscribe to the Times
- Phone: (770) 532-2222
- Toll-free: (800) 395-5005 (in Georgia)
- Click here to subscribe
Regional News
Contact Us
Sections
- Local:
- Local,
- Elections,
- Obits,
- Business,
- Video,
- Viewpoint,
- Columnists,
- News Services,
- Nation/world,
- Resources,
- times2go,
- Weather,
- Dining
- Sports:
- The Blitz: Prep football,
- High schools,
- Sports columnists,
- Pros,
- Colleges,
- Racing,
- Outdoors,
- National sports,
- Community sports,
- Contests
- Life:
- Life top stories,
- Comics,
- Good news,
- Reunions,
- Columnists,
- Hometown religion,
- TV,
- Recipes,
- Lifestyles video,
- Rachael Ray,
- Relationships,
- Tech
- Get Out:
- Get Out top stories,
- Calendars,
- Concert calendar,
- Nightlife,
- Area attractions,
- Movie reviews,
- Submit an event,
- Entertainment video
Contents of this site are © Copyright 2010 The Times, Gainesville, GA. All rights reserved. Privacy policy and Terms of service
