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A cowpea curculio on Southern pea. CAES News
Cowpea Curculio 02/24/15 Jordan Hill
Southerners love crowder, purple hull and black-eyed peas; so do cowpea curculios, a weevil that feeds on Southern peas. University of Georgia researchers in Tifton are working to eliminate this pest, which causes substantial yield losses to Southern peas grown in south Georgia.
March is the ideal time to plant cauliflower in a spring garden, but it can also be planted in September or October. CAES News
Growing Cauliflower 02/24/15 Josie A Krogh
Move over kale, cauliflower is the new king of the cruciferous vegetables. Popping up on menus, in food magazines and soon at farmers markets, cauliflower is set to become 2015’s ‘it’ vegetable. Sushi, pizza crust, Alfredo sauce, sloppy Joes and fried rice are just some of the foodstuffs people are making with cauliflower.
Fall is not the best time to prune most trees and shrubs. It is best to wait until late winter, around February or early March. CAES News
Winter Projects 01/28/15 Heather Kolich
Bleak winter landscapes and cold, uninviting temperatures can try a gardener’s patience. It doesn’t have to be that way.
Seeds available at a recent seed swap at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia CAES News
Organic Seeds 01/28/15 Merritt Melancon
The market for organic produce increases every year as does the number of farmers stepping up to meet that demand, but the number of seed companies catering this growing market is still relatively limited.
UGA Extension consumer horticulturist Bob Westerfield checks bean plants for signs of disease and insects on the UGA campus in Griffin. Westerfield grows vegetables at work to be prepared to answer home gardener questions. He grows them at home for his dinner table. CAES News
Starting Small 01/27/15 Sharon Dowdy
Backyard gardeners thinking of turning their hobby into a business should start small, according to University of Georgia consumer horticulturist Bob Westerfield.
Pictured is the muscadine variety 'Hall'. CAES News
Muscadine Variety 01/23/15 Clint Thompson
The new University of Georgia muscadine is golden and ripens early, making it an attractive choice for consumers and Georgia farmers.
Retired UGA blueberry and small fruit horticulturist Gerard Krewer, left, holds a container of a new blueberry variety named in his honor. UGA blueberry breeder Scott NeSmith (right) named the new cultivar in honor of Krewer in recognition of his 20 years of service to Georgia's blueberry industry. CAES News
Krewer Berries 01/15/15 Merritt Melancon
Retired University of Georgia blueberry horticulturist Gerard Krewer worked for years to help get Georgia’s blueberry industry off the ground and, today, his contributions have been recognized with his own blueberry cultivar.
A Georgia Master Gardener trims a shrub in the University of Georgia Research and Education Garden in Griffin, Ga. CAES News
Landscape Business Class 01/15/15
A landscape business class is set for Feb. 13 at the University of Georgia campus in Griffin.
Beau Lamb tosses a watermelon into a truck, as Robert Ames writes down its weight while working at the UGA Tifton Campus. The two student workers work for vegetable horticulturist Tim Coolong. CAES News
Watermelon Variety Testing 01/06/15 Clint Thompson
Research by the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences could help Georgia’s watermelon growers produce sweeter results.