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  • Composting: Recycling Landscape Trimmings

    C 981

    Composting: Recycling Landscape Trimmings

    Citizens throughout Georgia are recycling newspaper, cans, glass and plastic in an effort to divert these materials from the waste stream. Another important part of waste reduction involves recycling leaves, lawn clippings, and tree and shrub trimmings instead of placing them curbside for the county or municipality to pick up. These landscape riches from Mother Nature can be easily recycled and turned into nutrient-rich organic matter right in your backyard through a process called composting.

    Bodie V. Pennisi

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    Jan. 5, 2026
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    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
  • C 872

    Winter Protection of Ornamental Plants

    Cold damage to ornamental plants can be a problem during the winter in the Georgia landscape. Regardless of where you live, recommended practices can maximize the chances that your prized landscape plants will survive the winter.

    Bob Westerfield

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    Jan. 5, 2026
  • C 823

    Controlling Moss and Algae in Turf

    Occasionally, turfgrass areas begin to thin out and moss and algae start to form. These primitive plants develop because conditions for growing dense, healthy turf have declined. This publication gives you preventive practices and chemical suppression tips for controlling moss and algae in turf.

    Timothy Daly and Patrick E McCullough

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    Jan. 5, 2026
  • Professional Grounds Management Calendar

    C 802

    Professional Grounds Management Calendar

    This publication is a monthly guide for professional managers of commercial, recreational, municipal, institutional or private grounds in Georgia.

    Gil W. Landry, Michael D Toews, Paul A. Thomas, Bodie V. Pennisi, Timothy R. Murphy, and Beverly Sparks

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    Jan. 5, 2026
  • C 1257

    Sugarcane Beetle: An Emerging Insect Pest in Georgia Turfgrass

    The sugarcane beetle has been a significant pest of many crops, including sugarcane, corn, sweet potato, and rice, for more than 100 years. It is a native species commonly found in turfgrass. While low numbers of beetles in an area generally are not regarded as pests, increasing numbers of adult beetles have been causing damage to turfgrass stands throughout the Southeastern U.S.

    The adult sugarcane beetle is about ½ in. long, and is black with small punctures along the elytra, or wing covers, that create long, lengthwise stripes. Its first pair of legs have four serrations that make the beetle a strong digger. As a result, adults are known to damage asphalt roofs, door gaskets, and other soft structural elements
    when lights attract them to buildings. The larvae of sugarcane beetles are C-shaped grubs, which are similar in appearance to other white grub species. Third-instar larvae can reach up to 1¼ in. long and are identified by their creamy white bodies with reddish-brown head capsules.

    William G. Hudson, Clint Waltz, and Shimat V. Joseph

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    Jan. 5, 2026
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