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You may still be scraping frost off your windshield in the early morning this time of the year, but it is not too early to begin planning your spring vegetable garden.

It’s time to start working on your spring vegetable garden

by Bob Westerfield | CAES NewsFebruary 23, 2022February 15, 2024

Small garden in front of the Dutch house. Netherlands

What is Georgia’s unpredictable weather doing to your garden?

by Avery Newmark | CAES NewsFebruary 15, 2022February 15, 2022

Leyland cypress are one of the most commonly planted landscape trees, but poor site selection and disease pressure may soon send them the way of red tips and Bradford pears.

Are you planting your Leyland cypress trees wrong?

by Tim Daly | CAES NewsSeptember 25, 2021September 25, 2021

Late summer is a good time to observe many types of insects buzzing around homes and gardens. As we approach fall, the local populations of many types of insects begin to reach their peak.

How to handle wasps and hornets at the end of summer

by Paul Pugliese | CAES NewsSeptember 16, 2021September 16, 2021

As we head into summer, we start to see problems with weeds, diseases and insects in the landscape and around vegetable gardens. Some of these pest problems can be solved without the use of chemicals, but if the pest population reaches damaging levels, using pesticides may be warranted. Remember that using pesticides is safe and legal but requires reading and following label directions in their entirety.

Don’t Be a Statistic: Read those pesticide instructions

by James Morgan | CAES NewsJune 23, 2021June 25, 2021

As warm-season turfgrasses continue to green up, diseases are rearing their ugly heads. The main culprit this time of year is a fungus, Rhizoctonia solani, that causes large patch disease in lawns. Large patch can infect all warm-season turfgrasses, but centipede, St. Augustine, and zoysia are particularly susceptible.

How to keep your lawn disease-free this summer

by Tripp Williams | CAES NewsJune 12, 2021June 12, 2021

Growth ripe tomato

Are you giving your tomatoes too much love?

by Mary Carol Sheffield | CAES NewsJune 10, 2021June 11, 2021