SPEAKER CHANGE! Our speaker for our last meeting of the year on October 21st was Jonathan Cassidy of the Gwinnett Extension Agency. Jonathan’s topic will be the History of the UGA Founders Memorial Garden. Many of us had no idea this garden still exists and it was fascinating to hear him talk about the garden. Jonathan was born in Gwinnett and attended Gwinnett Tech and Abraham Baldwin Ag College to obtain a degree in Agricultural Production and Rural Studies, then obtained his Masters’ from UGA on Historic Preservation. The garden is a special place to him and he share that. Related Images:
Author: Becky Wolary
Gwinnett County Master Gardener - Class of 2010
2024 July Meeting
We were again pleased to share our members’ photos for the annual Photo Contest. Eric Bowles, a well-known photography judge who has been trained in judging photos by Professional Photographers of America, returned to judge over 100 entries to give us valuable feedback on our picture taking! Eric is . Congratulations to Joanne Campbell for her winning photograph chosen as Best in Show. Related Images:
Fertilizer – One Gardener’s Opinion
The county provides good compost for our community beds and Soil3 is great option for in-ground and raised beds and containers but I often don’t feel that’s enough fertilizer for my growing vegetables. I get fussy about what I use. I don’t want the El-Cheapo 10-10-10 from the big box stores. I want a quality, granular, all-around fertilizer that has trace elements in the mix to use on a regular basis. Espoma and Dr. Earth are my first go-to choices, but there are several other good options to choose from and liquids also. I don’t use the three and six month pellets as I would rather fertilize somewhat systematically as I watch how my veggies are growing. Timing is just as important. Unless it gets on my calendar when I do fertilize with a reminder set in 3 weeks later, too much time passes, and my vegetables don’t get enough…