Lawn and Garden Resources
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C 1011
Home Garden Potatoes
RenewedThis resource details selecting the right types of potatoes, proper planting, maintenance, and troubleshooting problems.
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C 660
Growing African Violets
RenewedAfrican violets are now among the most popular indoor plants. They are easy to grow and offer a wealth of beautiful flowers.
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C 1253
Phony Peach Disease
RenewedThis fact sheet covers phony peach disease: History, symptoms, disease cycle, and management.
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C 944
Crape Myrtle Culture
RenewedCrape myrtle is one of the most useful flowering shrubs/trees grown in Georgia. It provides abundant summer color with a minimum of maintenance.
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Research has shown that if you properly select, install, and maintain ornamental plants, you greatly increase their survival and performance in the landscape. Following best management practices will not only conserve moisture in the landscape but also assure overall health and vigor of the ornamental plants.
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Research has shown that a landscape that has been carefully planned and installed and properly managed will be healthier, less prone to insects and diseases, and will require less irrigation. Georgia’s landscape and turf industry and UGA Cooperative Extension are urging citizens to implement inexpensive and easy-to-perform landscape management practices that decrease the need for irrigation and/or lead to greater efficiency of irrigation when it is needed. This publication provides tips about planning, planting and maintaining the landscape to save water.
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This resource provides an overview of water spinach cultivation for Georgia. Water spinach is an important part of the cuisine of a number of cultures. However, it can spread easily in waterways and is considered a noxious weed in many places. This resource addresses responsible production of water spinach, if permitted by the state of Georgia.
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Annuals are the mainstay color plant of many home gardens. They are also used in increasingly large numbers in commercial and municipal landscapes because they provide landscape color in a very short time with minimal investment. Properly cared for, many annuals will brighten the landscape continuously from spring until frost kills them in the fall.
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B 1518
Home Garden Plums
This resource covers plum production, pruning, thinning, fertilization, and variety selection in the home garden. Most commercially grown plum varieties are derived from either Japanese or Asian plums or European plums. Japanese plums are primarily for fresh consumption, while European plums are for both processing and fresh consumption. The products obtained from processing plums include prunes (dried fruit, the predominant product), canned fruit, jam, jelly, juice, and beverages.
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