Here is the 31st annual spring Garden Packet from the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, with 29 features written by 16 CAES faculty members and graduate students to provide timely, valuable gardening information." /> Here is the 31st annual spring Garden Packet from the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, with 29 features written by 16 CAES faculty members and graduate students to provide timely, valuable gardening information." />

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Published on 02/16/06

2006 edition of annual UGA Garden Packet released

Volume XXXI
Number 1
Page i
Here is the 31st annual spring Garden Packet from the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Written by 16 CAES faculty members and graduate students, these 29 features are provided to help you give your readers the timely, valuable gardening information they want. Your UGA Cooperative Extension county agent (just call 1-800-ASK-UGA1) can help you localize these features. The stories are available on the Georgia FACES Web site at georgiafaces.com.

The 2006 Garden Packet stories are:
1 Add magic of homegrown herbs to garden Bob Westerfield
2 Don't let bitter cucumbers ruin garden harvest Westerfield
3 TSWV-resistant plants may aid gardeners Terry Kelley
4 Transplants give you early start in summer garden Kelley
5 Plant a little garden variety for your salad Kelley
6 Pollination critical in vegetable gardens George Boyhan
7 Fight harvest-robbing diseases in garden Brad Haire
8 How to control garden bugs is up to you Alton Sparks
9 Technique makes peaches bigger, sweeter Kathy Taylor
10 Don't let fear cause 'killer' bee mistakes Keith Delaplane
11 Enjoy your food, give honeybees respect Amanda Ellis
12 Compost pile can attract stable flies Nancy Hinkle
13 Golden garden spiders trap insects Hinkle, Aubree Roche
14 Shovel-headed garden worms harmless oddities Hinkle
15 Houseflies present never-ending control challenge Hinkle
16 House centipede are allies in home pest control Hinkle
17 Georgia Gold Medals give quality plants leg up Dan Rahn
18 Cuphea annual plants provide nonstop color Gary Wade
19 Georgia Gold Medal winner offers warm 'snowballs' Wade
20 Wisteria? A Gold Medal winner? Get serious Wade
21 Award-winning groundcover offers true-blue flowers Wade
22 Overcup oak a 'bulletproof' Gold Medal winner Wade
23 'Angel trumpets' signaling soaring popularity Paul Thomas
24 'Angel trumpets' easy to propagate Thomas
25 Control weeds to protect beauty of irises Mark Czarnota
26 Go creative with yard art, theme gardens Sharon Omahen
27 Look out for alien invaders in Georgia woodlands Wade
28 Keep poison ivy out of landscape Czarnota, Tim Murphy
29 Spring landscape chores, beautiful summer Westerfield

Here are all of the annual UGA garden packet articles for the past five years:

(Dan Rahn is the principal editor of the annual garden packet and a news editor with the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.)

Dan Rahn is a news editor with the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.

Experts/Sources:
Jeffrey Dean (center), assistant provost and campus director for UGA-Griffin, with 2024 Classified Employee Award recipients Daniel Nordstrom (left) and Kenny Corley. (Photos by Ashley Biles) CAES News
Corley, Nordstrom named UGA-Griffin 2024 Classified Employees of the Year 04/23/24 Ashley N Biles
The University of Georgia Griffin campus recently named Kenny Corley and Daniel Nordstrom the 2024 Classified Employees of the Year. The designation was made at the 35th annual Employee Recognition Ceremony held April 3. The Employee of the Year award is presented to classified personnel who have made a significant impact on programs at UGA-Griffin through superior job knowledge and performance, work attitude, initiative, dependability and time management.
A Master Gardener with UGA Extension teaches a class at the GROWL Fulton County Demonstration and Teaching Garden. (Submitted photo) CAES News
Volunteers uplift statewide UGA Extension outreach programs 04/22/24 Sheri Dorn, Keri Gandy Hobbs
University of Georgia Cooperative Extension depends on thousands of volunteers who give generously to extend program impact and reach in support Extension missions. During Volunteer Appreciation Week April 21-28, UGA Extension celebrates the many volunteers who donate their time to facilitate 4-H, Master Gardener and Family and Consumer Sciences programming. Volunteers across Extension contributed over 324,200 hours in 2023, the equivalent of more than 155 full-time employees.
uga commencement CAES News
CAES to celebrate new graduates during May 9 convocation 04/18/24 Sameeka Prabath Rajamani
As another academic year draws to a close, the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences is gearing up for its Athens campus convocation ceremony, which will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 9, at The Classic Center in Athens. “Each year, it’s an honor to celebrate the success of our CAES graduates,” said CAES Dean and Director Nick T. Place. “It’s amazing what these students accomplish during their time with us, and I’m always excited to commemorate this next step in their lives as they continue on to either further studies or the start of their careers.”
A student harvests red clover at UGArden. CAES News
UGA horticulture class shows students the science behind herbal remedies 04/16/24 Sameeka Prabath Rajamani
The field of medicine is ever-changing, and the use of herbal medicines may play a bigger role in health care as the value of natural remedies gain recognition in the Western world. Students at the University of Georgia’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences are delving into the field of medicinal remedies through the class “Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants.” Offered to undergraduate students through the Department of Horticulture, the class helps students develop a deeper understanding of the connection between nature and health.
Using robotics to help sort onions on Georgia farms CAES News
Using robotics to help sort onions on Georgia farms 04/15/24 David Mitchell
During the pandemic, labor problems became acute on many farms in Georgia and across the country. Farms once staffed by humans to bring produce from the field to stores for purchase were suddenly short-staffed, and the global supply chain was severely impacted. Working with UGA’s Vidalia Onion and Vegetable Research Center and A&M Farms in Lyons, Georgia, a team of researchers led by School of Computing Professor Prashant Doshi is designing collaborative robots to mitigate some of these potential challenges.
2024 honorees are William D. Branch, Georgia Seed Development Professor in Peanut Breeding and Genetics in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, and Elzie Argene Claxton, an agriculture educator and 1980 CAES agricultural education graduate who went on to earn a master’s degree in 1982 and education specialist degree in 1984 from UGA’s College of Education. CAES News
Innovator, educator inducted into the Georgia Agricultural Hall of Fame 04/11/24 Maria M. Lameiras
An innovator in peanut breeding whose research revitalized an industry and an ardent champion of agricultural education were inducted into the Georgia Agricultural Hall of Fame at the 68th University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Alumni Association Awards in Athens. The 2024 honorees are William D. Branch, Georgia Seed Development Professor in Peanut Breeding and Genetics in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, and Elzie Argene Claxton, an agriculture educator and 1980 CAES agricultural education graduate.