http://www.ajchomefinder.com/gardening/ Latest articles for the Gardening section at ajchomefinder.com. en-us Copyright 2012 Thu, 17 May 2012 00:29:42 GMT 2012-05-17T00:29:42Z en-us Copyright 2012 http://www.ajchomefinder.com/gardening/gypsum-wallboard-can-be-1437910.html?cxtype=rss_gardening Q: We grow tomatoes in a little raised bed and have always used garden lime in the past. I keep hearing about using gypsum for calcium, but I worry that it will make the soil more acid. Tue, 15 May 2012 15:39:10 GMT http://www.ajchomefinder.com/gardening/gypsum-wallboard-can-be-1437910.html Walter Reeves 2012-05-15T15:39:10Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/lifestyle/several-plants-attract-pollinators-1433897.html?cxtype=rss_gardening Q: I’ve heard you talk about how important it is to plant flowers alongside squash and cucumbers to bring in pollinators. Tue, 08 May 2012 23:05:57 GMT http://www.ajc.com/lifestyle/several-plants-attract-pollinators-1433897.html Walter Reeves 2012-05-08T23:05:57Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/lifestyle/go-high-for-spring-1433694.html?cxtype=rss_gardening I was in mountainous Rabun County in northeast Georgia last weekend for one of my most favorite events of the year, the Georgia Botanical Society’s annual Wildflower Pilgrimage. Tue, 08 May 2012 19:12:45 GMT http://www.ajc.com/lifestyle/go-high-for-spring-1433694.html Charles Seabrook 2012-05-08T19:12:45Z SPOCC http://www.ajchomefinder.com/gardening/improved-flowering-pears-are-1429897.html?cxtype=rss_gardening Q: I want to plant some flowering pears in my yard to provide cover from houses across the street. Wed, 02 May 2012 15:17:01 GMT http://www.ajchomefinder.com/gardening/improved-flowering-pears-are-1429897.html Walter Reeves 2012-05-02T15:17:01Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/lifestyle/wild-georgia-harris-neck-1429211.html?cxtype=rss_gardening Across much of Georgia now, herons, egrets, ibises, anhingas and other water birds are nesting and rearing their young in spectacular tree-top colonies along rivers, lakes and ponds. Tue, 01 May 2012 15:59:10 GMT http://www.ajc.com/lifestyle/wild-georgia-harris-neck-1429211.html Charles Seabrook 2012-05-01T15:59:10Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/lifestyle/wild-georgia-chickamauga-battlefield-1425320.html?cxtype=rss_gardening The Chickamauga Battlefield National Military Park in northwest Georgia is the site of one of the Civil War’s fiercest battles. Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:57:02 GMT http://www.ajc.com/lifestyle/wild-georgia-chickamauga-battlefield-1425320.html Charles Seabrook 2012-04-24T21:57:02Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/lifestyle/carpenter-bees-are-not-1425019.html?cxtype=rss_gardening Q: Are carpenter bees good pollinators in my garden? Some articles say they are and others say they are not that beneficial. Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:49:55 GMT http://www.ajc.com/lifestyle/carpenter-bees-are-not-1425019.html Walter Reeves 2012-04-24T15:49:55Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/lifestyle/wild-georgia-first-of-1422165.html?cxtype=rss_gardening Now arriving in Georgia from winter grounds as far south as Peru is the scarlet tanager, whose gleaming red breeding plumage (in the male) is one of the brightest in the bird world. Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:18:17 GMT http://www.ajc.com/lifestyle/wild-georgia-first-of-1422165.html Charles Seabrook 2012-04-19T16:18:17Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/lifestyle/rosemary-flowers-are-edible-1420246.html?cxtype=rss_gardening Q: I planted a creeping rosemary last fall, and it has little blue flowers on it. Are they edible? Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:22:27 GMT http://www.ajc.com/lifestyle/rosemary-flowers-are-edible-1420246.html Walter Reeves 2012-04-17T22:22:27Z SPOCC http://www.ajchomefinder.com/gardening/kudzu-bug-attacks-wisteria-1412856.html?cxtype=rss_gardening Q: I am about to dig up some sun-blocking wisteria vines because a swarm of kudzu bugs is all over my windows and door. Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:22:40 GMT http://www.ajchomefinder.com/gardening/kudzu-bug-attacks-wisteria-1412856.html Walter Reeves 2012-04-10T21:22:40Z SPOCC http://www.ajchomefinder.com/gardening/eagle-numbers-are-soaring-1412694.html?cxtype=rss_gardening I was in Hard Labor Creek State Park in Morgan County east of Atlanta last weekend, trying to catch a glimpse of some of the park’s newest residents, a pair of bald eagles. Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:49:25 GMT http://www.ajchomefinder.com/gardening/eagle-numbers-are-soaring-1412694.html Charles Seabrook 2012-04-10T17:49:25Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/lifestyle/purple-martins-eat-carpenter-1405909.html?cxtype=rss_gardening Q: I have lots of wood-boring bees eating my barn. I was wondering about farms I see with martin houses and hanging gourds. Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:46:18 GMT http://www.ajc.com/lifestyle/purple-martins-eat-carpenter-1405909.html Walter Reeves 2012-04-03T17:46:18Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/lifestyle/wild-georgia-for-the-1405817.html?cxtype=rss_gardening This being early April, the first waves of ruby-throated hummingbirds -- mostly males -- are arriving in Georgia from their winter homes in Central America and southern Mexico. Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:14:11 GMT http://www.ajc.com/lifestyle/wild-georgia-for-the-1405817.html Charles Seabrook 2012-04-03T16:14:11Z SPOCC http://www.ajchomefinder.com/gardening/wild-georgia-from-blight-1400438.html?cxtype=rss_gardening In September 1988, when I was an environmental writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, a U.S. Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:50:11 GMT http://www.ajchomefinder.com/gardening/wild-georgia-from-blight-1400438.html Charles Seabrook 2012-03-28T15:50:11Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/lifestyle/some-seeds-sprout-faster-1399990.html?cxtype=rss_gardening Q: I am looking for three plants that my kindergarten class could grow from seeds in small individual pots to compare their growth. Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:39:36 GMT http://www.ajc.com/lifestyle/some-seeds-sprout-faster-1399990.html Walter Reeves 2012-03-27T23:39:36Z SPOCC http://www.ajchomefinder.com/gardening/walter-reeves-wait-a-1393352.html?cxtype=rss_gardening Q: I like to put heirloom tomato seeds directly into the ground rather than starting plants indoors. Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:27:26 GMT http://www.ajchomefinder.com/gardening/walter-reeves-wait-a-1393352.html Walter Reeves 2012-03-21T16:27:26Z SPOCC http://www.ajchomefinder.com/gardening/wild-georgia-the-live-1391903.html?cxtype=rss_gardening If you, like me, are a tree-hugger, you have lots to hug in the South. Of 688 tree species native to the United States, one-third -- 235 species -- occur in the South, more than in all of Europe. Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:12:15 GMT http://www.ajchomefinder.com/gardening/wild-georgia-the-live-1391903.html Charles Seabrook 2012-03-20T15:12:15Z SPOCC http://www.ajchomefinder.com/gardening/christmas-cactus-can-be-1383515.html?cxtype=rss_gardening Q: My Christmas cactus has a seed pod on it. Should I break it open and plant the seeds or should I just let nature take its course? Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:46:15 GMT http://www.ajchomefinder.com/gardening/christmas-cactus-can-be-1383515.html Walter Reeves 2012-03-13T17:46:15Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/lifestyle/raising-chickens-hatching-a-1378848.html?cxtype=rss_gardening If you’re thinking of joining the backyard chicken movement, now is the time to spring into action. Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:21:43 GMT http://www.ajc.com/lifestyle/raising-chickens-hatching-a-1378848.html Lori Johnston 2012-03-09T15:21:43Z ajc_news http://www.ajchomefinder.com/gardening/wild-georgia-a-prelude-1377616.html?cxtype=rss_gardening March is a time of great transition in Georgia, when spring quickly moves in even though winter still tries feebly to hang on. Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:18:04 GMT http://www.ajchomefinder.com/gardening/wild-georgia-a-prelude-1377616.html Charles Seabrook 2012-03-08T16:18:04Z SPOCC