Upcoming Events
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Lunch & Learn: Fall Gardening
August 14, 2024
12:00noon until 1:00pm
Join Pike County Extension in August to dive into Homestead Skills with monthly, virtual Lunch and Learns hosted on the second Wednesday of each month (with the exception of holidays). Each month will discover a new topic with experts leading the way. Simply email Brooklyne.Wassel@uga.edu to receive the Zoom link or catch the recordings on our YouTube channel.
Bioluminescence! Learn About the World of Glowing Plants and Animals
August 15, 2024
6:00 until 7:00pm
Think buying glow-in-the-dark plants at the garden center is a story from a space-age cartoon? Think again! Scientists are working on adding genes from bioluminescent insects and mushrooms to plants such as petunias. Lisa Klein takes you on a virtual journey through bioluminescence: which plants, animals and insects have this trait and why? Prepare to be awestruck!
What's REALLY Happening in Your Pollinator Garden?
August 29, 2024
6:00 until 7:00pm
By now we’ve all heard about the importance of attracting pollinators to our home gardens, but what exactly draws those whimsical bees and butterflies to our gardens besides pretty flowers? Lisa Klein takes a deep-dive into this fascinating world and explains what they eat, what draws them to flowers, and what else we can do to make our gardens more hospitable to pollinators.