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    C 944

    Crape Myrtle Culture

    Crape myrtle is one of the most useful flowering shrubs/trees grown in Georgia. It provides abundant summer color with a minimum of maintenance.

    Bodie V. Pennisi and Jean Williams-Woodward

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    Jan. 5, 2026
  • C 898

    Pecan Varieties for Georgia Orchards

    The most fundamental step in pecan production is the selection of varieties or cultivars to be planted in the orchard. Planting the wrong pecan variety can be a costly mistake, resulting in considerable expense. This publication includes descriptions and photos of pecan varieties suitable for planting in Georgia orchards.

    Lenny Wells and Patrick J. Conner

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    Jan. 5, 2026
  • Make Every Drop Count: Proper Planting Results in Healthy, Water-Efficient Plants

    C 895-3

    Make Every Drop Count: Proper Planting Results in Healthy, Water-Efficient Plants

    Planting ornamental plants correctly increases their survivability and performance in the landscape, and it helps them develop a vigorous, healthy root system that increases their drought tolerance during periods of limited rainfall. This pubication provides research-based guidelines for proper planting.

    Sheri Dorn

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    Jan. 5, 2026
  • Make Every Drop Count: Managing a Water-Wise Landscape

    C 895-4

    Make Every Drop Count: Managing a Water-Wise Landscape

    Water-wise landscapes not only save water, they save time by requiring less routine care than most traditional landscapes. This publication offers guidelines to help you achieve these goals and conserve water when managing your landscape.

    Sheri Dorn

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    Jan. 5, 2026
  • C 891-SP

    Enfermedades de Céspedes: Guia de Referencia Rapida

    Agente causal, céspedes susceptibles,condiciones que promueven la enfermedad, síntomas y control de mancha parda, mancha dólar, quemazón por Pythium, mancha foliar por Helminthosporium, marchitamiento por Curvularia, mancha foliar gris, anillo de hada, enfermedad toma-todo o pudrición radicular por Gaeumannomyces, roya, hongos gelatinosos y nematodos.

    Alfredo Martinez and Leon Lee Burpee

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    Jan. 5, 2026
  • Make Every Drop Count: Xeriscape – Seven Steps to a Water-Wise Landscape

    C 895-1

    Make Every Drop Count: Xeriscape – Seven Steps to a Water-Wise Landscape

    A landscape designed, installed and managed according to Xeriscaping’s seven steps uses up to 50% less water than a traditional landscape. And, a well-designed water-wise is just as attractive as a traditional landscape.

    Rose Mary Seymour and Sheri Dorn

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    Jan. 5, 2026
  • C 891

    Turfgrass Diseases: Quick Reference Guide

    A handy reference for the causal agents, susceptible turfgrasses, conditions promoting disease, symptoms, and control of: brown patch, dollar spot, Pythium, Helminthosporium leaf spot, fading out, gray leaf spot, fairy ring, take-all root rot, rust, slime mold, and nematodes.

    Alfredo Martinez

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    Jan. 5, 2026
  • Best Management Practices in the Landscape

    C 873

    Best Management Practices in the Landscape

    Research has shown that if you properly select, install and maintain ornamental plant, you greatly increase their survival and performance in the landscape. Following BMPs (Best Management Practices) not only conserve moisture in the landscape but will assure overall health and vigor of the ornamental plants.

    Bob Westerfield

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    Jan. 5, 2026
  • Arsenic in Your Water

    C 858-12

    Arsenic in Your Water

    Arsenic in your drinking water poses a threat to your health. Since private systems are more susceptible to arsenic than public water systems, private well owners should take steps to guard their health. Measures include routine water supply testing and wellhead maintenance and protection.

    David E. Kissel Ph.D, Uttam K. Saha, and Leticia S Sonon

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    Jan. 5, 2026
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