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Composting 101

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
The PDF below covers the content of Matty’s composting class as well as the signs at the compost station: Composting.pdf Thanks, Matty!

Organic Gardening and Planting Guides

Monday, August 9th, 2010
Here are two useful publications from the UGA Cooperative Extension: "Growing Vegetables Organically" and "Vegetable Planting Chart."

Early Blight on Tomatoes

Sunday, July 25th, 2010
One of the problems that is common with tomatoes in our area is Early Blight. Early Blight is a fungal disease and is rather difficult to control once it has infected a plant. Plants that have been stressed tend to be perfect targets for Early Blight. Blight on tomatoes starts out with concentric brown [...]

Organic Solution for Tomato Hornworms

Thursday, July 15th, 2010
A few people in the garden have recently found the tomato hornworm taking big bites out of their tomato plants. They are large (3″-4″ in length) green caterpillars with 8 white stripes on their back. Considering their large size, they are remarkably good at concealing themselves. They are so good at hiding, in fact, [...]