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Biddies!
Oak - Slime Flux
| "My oak tree is oozing beer!" Homeowners often follow their noses to the base of an oak tree to find a puddle of yeasty smelling liquid. The ooze is usually surrounded by insects, some of whom seem in Click for more... |  |
01/07: Storytime by the River at Chatt. Nature Center
01/08: Animal Encounter at the Chatt. Nature Center
01/09: Animal Encounter at the Chatt. Nature Center
01/10: Care and Feeding of Honeybees
01/10: Georgia Iris Society Meeting
More Gardening Events...
Q&A of the week
| Lightning Damage |
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On the Fourth of July we had some early fireworks. There was an unbelievably fierce storm and lightning struck a large pine tree and an adjacent box elder maple. Is there anything that you can recommend to help us save these two trees? |
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As far as lightning damage goes, it's pretty much a wait and see proposition. The pine may die from Click for more... |
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I was out watering my cows and stepped into a big fire ant mound. Thankfully, I’m not very allergic to their bites but the experience brought up the question of repellents. Why aren’t mosquito repellents effective on fire ants? |
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Because fire ants don’t use carbon dioxide to find their prey! Mosquitoes, like Aedes aegypti Click for more... |
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Small, leafless shrubs and trees can be transplanted easily now. Wait for a warm day when the ground is not frozen.
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