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Without even knowing it, you may be leading insect pests right
into your house. On this week’s “Gardening in Georgia,”
University of Georgia scientist Dan Suiter corrects host Walter
Reeves’ practice of placing mulch close to his home
foundation.
“Gardening in Georgia” airs each Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. and is
rebroadcast on Saturdays at 12:30 p.m. on Georgia Public Television.
Now in its third season, the show is produced specifically for
Georgia gardeners by the UGA College of
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and GPTV. To learn
more, visit the show’s Web site.
Chameleon Plant: Friend? Foe?
On this week’s show, Reeves looks at the beautiful leaves and the
invasive nature of the chameleon plant, Houttuynia
cordata. He shows how quickly this plant can overwhelm a
garden.
Reeves also explains the benefits of gardening with raised beds,
showing how to build a raised bed using pressure-treated lumber
and wood screws.
Guest Wayne McLaurin reveals the best varieties of Southern peas
to plant in Georgia home gardens.
And finally, guest Beverly Sparks describes the life cycle of the
azalea lace bug, a major pest of one of the South’s favorite
landscape plants.
