Horticulture Resources
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This publication contains comprehensive, in-depth information about heating, cooling and ventilating greenhouses.
Rhuanito Soranz Ferrarezi and John W. Worley
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While there are literally hundreds of issues that can occur in the home garden, this resource focuses on the most common ones. When troubleshooting issues in the garden, this provides a good starting point and will help gardeners diagnose their issues and strategize solutions.
Bob Westerfield and Whitney Ottinger
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This resource provides citrus growers in Georgia with an overview of how different types of freeze events damage citrus trees, and both passive and active protection methods to protect citrus trees during freezes. Recovery from freeze events also is covered.
Mary Sutton and Jake Price
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A pollinator-friendly and ecologically sustainable garden is both beautiful and able to attract and sustain beneficial insects, reducing the need for pesticides. This publication is based on new research in habitat management for purposes of planting insect-attracting plant species in order to intentionally draw insects to garden areas and urban landscapes. This is done by providing a refuge for the insects during winter and nectar and pollen resources. Plant selection directly affects beneficial insect populations, those insects that can provide ecological benefits such as biodiversity and natural pest control. This concept of “habitat management” can lead to potential increases in pollinating and other beneficial insect populations. An increase in these populations in landscapes will contribute to improved pollination of plants and biological pest control and reduce the need for pesticides.
Bethany A Harris, S. Kris Braman, Bodie V. Pennisi, and Maria Putzke
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This resource describes whiteflies and the damages they cause in cucurbit crops, and offers recommendations for cucurbit crop varieties for fall season production in southern Georgia that are resistant or tolerant to silverleaf disorder and whitefly-transmitted viruses.
Nirmala Acharya, Ted McAvoy, Sudeep Bag, and David G Riley
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Herbs in Southern Gardens
Growing herbs – both annuals and perennials – is simple and rewarding. A wide variety of herbs can grow in most parts of the United States. Those featured in this publication grow well in the Deep South with its hot, humid summers and fluctuating winter temperatures.
Sheri Dorn
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This is an annual report (PDF) highlighting research conducted on Vidalia onions in recent years. Research topics include: variety trials, irrigation and fertilizer strategies, sulfur content in soils, effect of fertilizers on yield, thrips, factors affecting postharvest incidence of bacterial bulb rot, and Botrytis leaf blight. To read or download individual articles, refer to the report series.
Ted McAvoy, Christopher Todd Tyson, Luan Oliveira, and Daniel L. Jackson
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UGA evaluates short-day onion varieties to determine their performance characteristics in standardized growing practices. Variety entries for the trial are submitted by participating seed companies. These trials are conducted at the Vidalia Onion and Vegetable Research Center located in Lyons, GA. There were 49 varieties entered into the 2024–2025 UGA onion variety trial.
Christopher Todd Tyson, Jason D. Edenfield, Aubrey Shirley, Derrick Bowen, Denny R. Thigpen, Chase Watts, Nick Ray, Steven Powell, Savannah Tanner, Ross Greene, Lauren Stanley, Daniel L. Jackson, Ted McAvoy, Manisha Kumari, and Jason Lessl
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UGA evaluates short-day onion varieties to determine their performance characteristics in standardized growing practices. Variety entries for the trial are submitted by participating seed companies. These trials are conducted at the Vidalia Onion and Vegetable Research Center located in Lyons, GA. There were 53 varieties entered into the 2023–2024 UGA onion variety trial.
Christopher Todd Tyson, Jason D. Edenfield, Aubrey Shirley, Derrick Bowen, Denny R. Thigpen, Chase Watts, Nick Ray, Steven Powell, Savannah Tanner, Ross Greene, Lauren Stanley, Daniel L. Jackson, Ted McAvoy, Manisha Kumari, and Jason Lessl
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