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Female mosquitoes suck blood and spit saliva (to keep the blood from coagulating) in a different host each time a blood meal is needed to lay eggs. The mosquito can pick up a disease from one host if it is infected and carry it to another...
Blairsville Golf Course Community Enjoys Picturesque Mountain Views
The highlight of the community will be a semi-private, 7,500 yard championship length golf course designed and owned by world-renowned golf course designer, Denis Griffiths...
Sep 17, 2008
Dawsonville Hardware September Bargains
Step into Dawsonville Hardware on the square in September for these bargains of the month...
Sep 7, 2008
Dawson County Produce Market Ends, Fall Gardening Continues
Since most summer gardens have finished this year’s production, the last day for the Dawson County Produce Market will be Wednesday, September 10. I thank both sellers and buyers for making this year’s produce market the best ever...
Sep 5, 2008
CertaPro Painters of North Georgia Enjoys Growth, Ensures Quality
Painting contractors have historically earned the reputation of being unreliable and unprofessional in the home improvement/services industry. CertaPro Painters of North Georgia has always sought to break that perception...
Sep 4, 2008
Landscaping: The Rewards of our Work
We know that landscaping adds beauty, and gardening can provide great vegetables.
However, the work you do with your landscape and garden can be much more rewarding...
Aug 27, 2008
Dawson County Champion Tree Program Begins Second Season
The Dawson County Champion Tree Program is associated with the Georgia Forestry Commission’s (GFC),state program and is designed to find the largest trees in the county by species and possibly 'crown' them as state champions. The nomination period begins September 1...
Aug 22, 2008
Saving Garden Seed
During the summer many gardeners begin to think about saving seed from some of their garden vegetables for planting next year...
Aug 6, 2008
Dawson County Extension Service Offers Free Insect Control Class This Week
With the large number of calls related to insects, such as yellow jackets, the Dawson County Extension Service will offer a free educational program...
Aug 4, 2008
Dawsonville Hardware August Bargains
Step into Dawsonville Hardware on the square in August for these bargains of the month...
Aug 3, 2008
Under Attack by Japanese Beetles
Japanese beetles are destructive plant pests. Adults feed on the foliage and fruits of several hundred species of fruit trees, ornamental trees, shrubs, vines, fields and vegetable crops. They leave behind skeletonized leaves and large, irregular holes in leaves. The grubs develop in the soil, feeding on the roots of various plants and grasses and often destroying turf in lawns, parks, golf courses and pastures...
Jul 22, 2008
Overstreets of Dawsonville are Corn Yield Contest Winners
Ben and Mary Joe Overstreet earned two of the 344 state titles won by growers planting Pioneer hybrids. Growers planting Pioneer hybrids dominated the contest and won 65.7 percent of all awards presented...
Jul 22, 2008
I have a Question...
Each month I receive hundreds of calls from gardeners with questions ranging from how to keep deer out of a garden to disease control in a home lawn...
Jul 17, 2008
We Need Bees
Although it has not been definitely determined, it is believed that one bee can pollinate 5,000 flowers per day per tree. Bees work best when temperatures are above 65 degrees. Incomplete pollination in fruit trees results in excessive fruit drop or even poorly developed fruit that may eventually drop off...
Jul 8, 2008
Dawsonville Hardware July Bargains
Step into Dawsonville Hardware on the square in July for these bargains of the month...
Jul 4, 2008
