Lawns
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Dougherty County Extension Office is looking for interested candidates who would like the opportunity to become Master Gardener Extension Volunteers and serve their communities with other garden enthusiasts. Training for certification as a Master Gardener Extension Volunteer will be offered through the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension office in Dougherty County. The Master Gardener Extension…
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Rhizoctonia large patch (also known as brown patch in cool-season grasses) is the most common and severe disease of all warm season grasses such as centipede grass, zoysia grass, bermudagrass and St. Augustine grass. This disease is caused by a soilborne fungal pathogen Rhizoctonia solani. We start seeing this disease in home lawns and commercial…
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My summer internship with the UGA Extension has been a very exciting experience for me that combined applied agricultural research with dissemination of the timely crop and garden management recommendations to the local growers and gardeners. As a Agricultural & Natural Resources (ANR) summer intern for Dougherty county, I worked under the close supervision of…
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“The Master Gardner experience has been exciting and positive from the beginning. Our training was the best, introducing us to smart new people and smart new ideas. We were reminded to base advice on research, and we are still receiving that “in spades”. In retirement I have honed my leadership skills serving in various positions…
Posted in: Environment, Homeowners, Insects, Lawns, Master Gardeners, Ornamental & Landscapes, Others