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  • a bee pollinates a flower on a tomato plant

    C 934

    Pollination of Vegetable Crops

    Plants develop seeds through a process called pollination. Pollination is the transfer of pollen from the stamen (male flower part) to the pistil (female flower part).

    Bob Westerfield

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  • C 1035

    Home Garden Watermelon

    Learn all about growing watermelon in the home garden, including transplanting, starting seeds, soil preparation, culture and fertilization, harvesting, storage and use, and problems. It also includes a list of recommended varieties for Georgia.

    Bob Westerfield and Malgorzata Florkowska

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  • Swiss chard with bright pink stalks and deep green leaves

    C 1039

    Home Garden Swiss Chard

    Learn how to grow Swiss chard in the home garden, including soil preparation, planting, culture and fertilization, harvesting, storing, and using Swiss chard, plus problems you might encounter and a list of suggested varieties.

    Bob Westerfield and Malgorzata Florkowska

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  • Green and red leaf lettuces growing in a garden

    C 1018

    Home Garden Lettuce

    Use this resource to learn how to grow lettuce, a cool-season vegetable that can be planted in early fall or early spring in Georgia.

    Bob Westerfield

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  • potatoes dug up out of the ground, still covered in dirt

    C 1011

    Home Garden Potatoes

    This resource details selecting the right types of potatoes, proper planting, maintenance and troubleshooting problems.

    Bob Westerfield and Caley Anderson

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  • a ripe tomato with blossom end rot grows in a cluster of green tomatoes

    C 938

    Blossom-End Rot and Calcium Nutrition of Pepper and Tomato

    The purpose of this publication is to introduce the problem of blossom-end rot and provide a guide to effectively diagnose and treat this problem.

    Bob Westerfield, Joshua Mayfield, and W. Terry Kelley

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  • ripe and unripe blackberries are growing on a cane

    C 766

    Home Garden Raspberries and Blackberries

    Blackberries and raspberries are one of the most popular fruits to grow and they are among the easiest for the home gardener to successfully produce. Blackberries and raspberries come as erect types (no trellis required) and trailing types (trellis required), depending on the varieties selected. This publication discusses growing raspberries and blackberries in a home garden.

    Bob Westerfield, Phillip M. Brannen, Marco T. Fonseca, Gerard W. Krewer, and Dan L. Horton

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  • red and green bell peppers growing on plants

    C 1005

    Home Garden Peppers

    Learn how to grow delicious peppers at home! The most popular pepper varieties are easy to grow, as long as you understand and follow a few basic gardening principles.

    Bob Westerfield and Malgorzata Florkowska

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  • Green beans growing in the garden

    C 1006

    Home Garden Green Beans

    This resource provides basic information on growing green beans, one of the most popular vegetables for the home garden.

    Bob Westerfield

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