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Upcoming Events
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Oct 14 Oconee County Bat Festival Come learn about Georgia's bats at Oconee County's first ever bat festival! We'll have activities, games, contests, and talks by bat experts from UGA and Georgia Department of Natura Resources. Admission is free, so bring the whole family to learn about our native flying friends. We'll even have a bat costume contest, so make sure to come decked out in your best bat outfits!
- Watkinsville, GA - (33.0 Miles)
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Oct 17 Journeyman Farmer Certificate Program Step 2: Small Fruit & Vegetable Production- Oconee and Barrow County Extension The Journeyman Farmer Certificate Program provides a comprehensive training program for beginning farmers. The Journeyman Farmer Certificate Program is focused on those who are interested in starting a farm business or those who have recently begun farming and want to improve their operation. It is comprised of three steps. Oconee County and Barrow County Extensions will be offering Step 2: Small Fruit & vegetable Production. Step 2: Small Fruit & Vegetable Production is a seven week training developed in partnership with Georgia Organics and the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association. Topics include: soil health and fertility, soil amendments and fertilizers, cover crops, crop rotations, pest management, crop selection, crop propagation, equipment, post-harvest handling, food safety, and marketing.
- Watkinsville, GA - (33.0 Miles)
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Oct 21 Breaking New Ground Farmer Field Day Join us to learn how to transition new land into organic production. Some things that will be covered include - How to improve soil quality as fast as possible - The benefits of cover crops and how to manage them - How to do quick on-farm tests for herbicide residue.
- Watkinsville, GA - (33.0 Miles)
Extension Publications
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Vegetable Garden Calendar (C 943) The recommendations in this circular are based on long-term average dates of the last killing frost in the spring and first killing frost in the fall. Every year does not conform to the "average," so you should use your own judgment about advancing or delaying the time for each job, depending on weather conditions.
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Native Plants for Georgia Part I: Trees, Shrubs and Woody Vines (B 987) This publication focuses on native trees, shrubs and woody vines for Georgia. It is not our intent to describe all native species — just those available in the nursery trade and those that the authors feel have potential for nursery production and landscape use. Rare or endangered species are not described. Information on each plant is provided according to the following categories: Common Name(s)/Botanical Name/Family, Characteristics, Landscape Uses, Size, Zones and Habitat.
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Conversion Tables, Formulas and Suggested Guidelines for Horticultural Use (B 931) Pesticide and fertilizer recommendations are often made on a pounds per acre and tons per acre basis. While these may be applicable to field production of many crops, orchardists, nurserymen and greenhouse operators often must convert these recommendations to smaller areas, such as row feet, square feet, or even per tree or per pot. Thus pints, cups, ounces, tablespoons and teaspoons are the common units of measure. The conversion is frequently complicated by metric units of measure. This publication is designed to aid growers in making these calculations and conversions, and also provides other data useful in the management, planning and operation of horticultural enterprises.