Turnip

Brassica rapa var. rapifera
Turnips are cool-weather members of the …

Plant Names – Deciphering

The caller to my radio show a few Saturdays ago …

Boxwood – Warts on Stem

Not long ago I discussed the symptoms of boxwood leaf …

Grape, Bunch

Vitis cv.
American and French hybrid bunch Grapes can be …

Salad Burnet

Sanguisorba minor

taken from The Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Book…

Squash/Cucumber/Pumpkin – Poor Pollination

Gardeners growing yellow squash and zucchini may notice that many …

Rutabaga

Brassica napus
Rutabagas, also known as “Swedes” or “Swedish turnips,” …

Treehouse – Building

Tree-Literate Treehouses

Dr. Kim D. Coder
Professor, Silvics/Ecology
Warnell School …

Gardenia – When to Prune

Gardenias can often get too large for their spot. Their …

Blackberry

Rubus cv.
Blackberries and raspberries are very similar. They are …

Mint

Mentha spp.

taken from The Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Book…

Potato

Solanum tuberosum
The potato ranks with rice and wheat as …

Leek

Allium ampelopasum
The leek is a biennial onion relative that …

How to Make Muscadine Hull Pie

My mother was never one to let things go to …

Holly – Pollination

I spoke at a training meeting for nursery personnel recently …

Muscadine – Sources

Possums, yellow jackets and adolescents are aficionados of a true …

Hyssop

Hyssopus officinalis

taken from The Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Book…

Spinach

Spinacia oleracea
Spinach is probably native to southwest Asia. Gardeners …

Beet

Beta vulgaris
Garden beets are closely related to sugar beets …

How to Get Free Compost

DeKalb County Public Works collects landscape debris and composts it. …