Now is the prime time for planting
Here's some good planting practices from the volunteer master gardeners at the Bibb County Cooperative Extension.
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Act now to stop lawn fungus before it spreads
Large Patch disease creates areas of dead grass that form a circle on your lawn.
For winter color, start planting pansies now
The modern pansy, Viola x wittrokiana, has been bred to include a wide variety of colors. Some have dark splotches in the center (so called “faced” pansies) while others have two tones.
Caution and respect: A practical approach to poison ivy
Poison ivy is characterized by sets of three leaflets which have inconsistent, jagged margins. This common native plant, Rhus radicans, plays an important role in the web of life.
Bibb master gardeners offer gardening advice
The Bibb County master gardener extension volunteers shared gardening tips and advice, including alternatives to boxwood and information on fasciation.
Supporting monarch butterflies in Middle Georgia’s gardens
The monarch butterfly makes many stops on its 3,000-mile migration from Canada to Mexico. Find out how your garden can support these creatures on their journey.
Master gardeners offer helpful tips about native plants, camellia branches
Bibb County Master Gardener Extension Volunteers are trained in horticulture by the University of Georgia. They have answered two recent gardening questions for Macon and Central Georgia.
Master gardeners answer common spring questions
Find the answers to two common spring questions for gardeners in Macon and Middle Georgia.