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By Marc Teffeau Cherokee County Master Gardener While Poinsettias are still the number one Christmas holiday gift plant Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera bridgesii) are also very popular. Christmas Cacti have been kept as a holiday plant since the 1800’s. The original Christmas cactus was developed by French botanist Charles Lemaire and named after French horticulture…
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The transition of leaf color is full of symbolism and marks an end of the growing season. While we may associate this time of year with death and an end to the growing season it is actually the best time of year to start trees in our landscape. When correctly sited and planted a fall…
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Fall is a great for many things: cooler weather, fall leaves, football Saturdays; maybe the only thing bad about fall is the increased risk of a collision with a deer on our roads and highways. I wrecked my first car as a seventeen year old coming home from a friends house one night when a…
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The transition of fall color in North Georgia is probably the most beautiful time of the year to enjoy the outdoors. The show is so impressive that I have received calls from people with friends and family from out of state that plan their vacation to be here at the optimum time to enjoy the…
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I first learned about roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) about a decade ago while serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in Vanuatu. I was visiting a farm on the grounds of a Catholic boarding school that grew all the food for the 700 or so students. The farm, run by an older Australian man, was a model of…
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Business Background: Weeks Works, incorporated in 2000 by BJ Weeks, produces and sells honey in over 70 locations in the north Metro area. BJ went from managing 100 hives in 1995 to 500 or so now. In addition to honey Weeks sells wax and also contracts pollination services to growers across the state. …
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The 89th Annual Cherokee County Fair is next week from September 22-27th. The fair is a great way to show off your gardening success for the year. Bring thee of your best items in each category to the Cherokee County Fairgrounds Sunday Sep 20 between 2:00-5:00pm or Monday 9:00-12:00 and 1:00-4:00. The fairgrounds are located…
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Liz Porter, a Cherokee County Master Gardener and Farm Bureau member, has found a solution to turn a ruinous disease of corn into a high-value delicacy. Check out the coverage of huitlacoche, or corn smut, in the Atlanta Journal Constitution and NPR. Great job Liz and Buckeye Creek! https://www.ajc.com/news/lifestyles/food-cooking/in-season-huitlacoche/nnNNn/ https://wabe.org/post/scourge-no-more-chefs-invite-corn-fungus-plate
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If you have followed the news this year you have probably heard about the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza strain impacting both commercial and backyard poultry across the country. Twenty-one states and 48 thousand birds have been affected to date. There have been no cases of the virus infecting humans because the virus is not zoonotic,…
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Since I started with Extension in Cherokee County back in March I have had the pleasure of getting to work with and know the Master Gardeners here. These folks are a fun and diverse group that have experience living and working all over the world! While their backgrounds and experiences are broad and varied they…