UGA Publications & Other Useful Links

Lawn & Landscape Publications and Sites

How to Take a Soil Sample

Native Plants for Georgia Part I: Tress, Shrubs, Woody Vines

Native Plants for Georgia Part III: Wildflowers

Georgia Pest Management Handbook: Homeowner Addition

Selecting and Growing Azaleas

Centipede Lawn & Maintenance Calendar

Centipede Decline

Bermuda Grass in Georgia 

Zoysia Lawn & Maintenance Calendar

The Truth about Slime Molds, Spanish Moss, Lichens and Mistletoe 

Composting & Mulching

St. Augustine Lawn and  Maintenance Calendar

Pesticide & Fertilizer Conversion Tables, Formulas and Suggested Guidelines for Horticultural Use   

Weed Control in Home Lawns

Rain Gardens in Home Landscapes

Protect Georgia's water quality with responsible land use- article by M. Wonderly

Georgia Green Landscape Steward Program

Georgia Green Landscape Steward Program

Backyard Birds

Clean Feeders Save Birds

Attracting Birds to Your Backyard

Purple Martins

Backyard Flocks - Avian Influenza

UGA Resources - Avian Flu Web Page

GA Department of Agriculture - Avian Influenza Web Page

Snake & Other Reptile Identification

UGA Savannah River Ecology Lab - Herpetology ID

Find An Arborist

Search For An ISA Certified Arborist

Household Drinking Water Publications and Sites

How to take a water sample (video)

How to take a water sample (written directions), includes shipping instructions -PDF

Household Water Quality Series

• Coliform/E.Coli Bacteria in Your Water   
  
• Iron and Sulfur Bacteria Publication
  
• Hydrogen Sulfide and Sulfate
• Disinfecting Your Well Water: Shock Chlorination
• Ensuring Safe Private Well Water for Household Use After a Flood
• Water Quality and Treatment
• Disinfection Methods and Devices
  

Septic Systems

EPA Homeowner Septic System Information

UGA On-site Waste Treatment - SepticSmart Week

GATE Card  - Georgia Ag Tax Exemption Program

Georgia Agriculture Data

Georgia Forages

•  UGA Forages website 
  
• Short YouTube Videos on Forage Management

Garden & Agriculture Publications and Sites

Herbs In Southern Gardens

Home Garden Series

Home Gardening (with planting chart)

Citrus for Southern and Coastal Georgia

Vegetable Garden Calendar

Mulching Vegetables

Additional Publications Search Related to Tomatoes

Basic Principles of Pruning Woody Plants

Pruning Ornamental Plants in the Landscape

Raised Beds vs In-Ground Gardens

Overwatering ... Signs & Symptoms - article by J. Warren

Native Plant / Pollinator / Bee Resources

UGA  Resources

• Native Plant Search Engine
• Protecting Georgia Pollinators (video)
• Great Georgia Pollinator Census Website
• UGA Honey Bee Program
• Butterfly Gardening
• Creating Pollinator Nesting Boxes to Help Native Bees
• Selecting Trees & Shrubs as Resources for Pollinators
• UGA Bee Resources
• Honey Bees & Beekeeping
• Protecting Pollinators
• Not Every Bug is a Bad Bug: Learn how to protect our beneficial bugs
• Georgia Green Landscape Stewards Program

Coastal Wildscapes  Resources

• Coastal Wildscapes Website - Home Page
  
• Fire Adaptive Landscaping for Native Habitats & Wildlife in the Southern Coastal Plain - PDF
  
• Coastal Wildscapes - Resources
• Coastal Wildscapes - Native Plant Vendors

Georgia Beekeepers Association

• Georgia Beekeepers Association Website

Georgia Department of Agriculture Beekeeper Resources

• Georgia Department of Agriculture - Apiary Program (Honeybees)
• Honey bee removal applications/rules & regs

UGA Marine Extension & Georgia Sea Grant

• UGA Marine Extension Website
  
• UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant addresses flooding issues at Camden County Extension office
  
• Program Registration for Virtual Events

Pesticide Resources

UGA Pesticide Resources

• Getting The Best Of Pests - Offers Monthly CEU Programs
• Georgia Professional Certifications Course Access   - Please note that legally you have to grow and commercially sell a product in order to obtain a private applicator's license.
• Pesticide Safety Education - Explore site links for information & resources relevant to commercial & private applicators, homeowners, and more.
• Georgia Pesticide Management Handbook - Commercial / Home & Garden Editions
  
• Structural Pest Management
• Private Pesticide Applicator's License - Please note that legally you have to grow and commercially sell a product in order to obtain a private applicator's license.
• Commercial  Pesticide Applicator's License
  

UGA - Rural Stress Resources Georgia
Georgia Crisis and Access Line  800-715-4225

• Rural Georgia Growing Stronger
• Georgia Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network
• Emergency Preparedness Resource