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Ashley Frasca's articles suggest a strong focus on local gardening and plant care in the Atlanta area, with an emphasis on seasonal advice and how-to guides. She may be interested in hearing from local gardening experts who can provide practical tips for maintaining gardens specific to the region.
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By: Ashley Frasca
A: Your pine is showing early stages of Fusiform rust, a fungal disease. As the spots grow larger and swell, which they will, cankers can girdle and kill the tree. An interesting note, rusts like this often have/need an alternate host. In this case, that would be an oak tree. Oaks nearby may show symptoms too, by way of orange spores on their leaves. Both hosts are required for Fusiform rust to develop.
Though the entire Georgia garden community and industry as a whole is grief-stricken over the death of Walter Reeves, hearing memories, stories, and the knowledge he passed along to so many through his work has been extremely heart-warming. And at times those memories have made us laugh, just when we needed it most!
A couple of weeks ago, on my way in to do the radio show, I slammed on the brakes just in time to avoid running over a large snapping turtle. It was the size of a basketball, just chilling on my side of the road outside my neighborhood.
Industry professionals often preach, "right plant, right place", and that mantra holds true for turf as well!
With warmer weather comes more unwanted interactions with insects. Invasive species especially are getting more attention recently. Awareness is being raised in social media posts, on local news outlets, and by local departments of agriculture spreading the word.
By: Ashley Frasca
A: John recently wrote in and provided this picture. He says when he bought the lemon tree last year, it had a lot of blooms on it. His theory is that the store had applied a lot of fertilizer to promote blooms so it'd sell. He may be right.
It bears repeating, for seasoned homeowners and for those new to caring for their grass... lawns need, at minimum, an inch of water per week!
By: Ashley Frasca
A: That's definitely Cercospora leaf spot, which is so common given our heat and humidity. Don't worry too much about it now, as the leaves are going to fall off soon anyways.
The National Weather Service recently made it official - as of the first week of August, Georgia is no longer in a drought. Spring was rough though. April was the peak of this drought, and during that month, meteorologist Christina Edwards reported only 5 days of 'measurable rainfall', as recorded at Atlanta's airport.
Caterpillars and the damage they cause may be a little more visible this time of year, before the weather turns cooler. But who is dangerous, and who is harmless? Here are just a few interesting ones to become familiar with.
