Lower South
September, 2009
Regional Report
National News - From NGA Editors
First Zero Turn Electric Riding Mower
With the interest in reducing pollution and lowering our carbon foot prints, electric mowers have been gaining in popularity. Electric mowers emit less pollution, are quieter, and, with new...
New Web Site for Gardeners with Physical Limitations
Gardeners with physical limitations often have to struggle to construct gardens they can easily tend. While there are many Web sites with information to help these gardeners, this new site brings...
WorldÂs Favorite Rose Award
Roses are not just the most popular flower in the U.S., they are the most popular flower in the world. The World Federation of Rose Societies is a group of rose societies from 41 different...
Beet Juice Increases Stamina
Interested is having longer, less tiring workouts, being able to hike further, and generally have more stamina? Drink beet juice. Researchers at the University of Exeter in England studied 8 men...
In the Garden
Add Flavor to Cool-Season Salads
Why is it that most restaurant salads consist of iceberg lettuce and tomato wedges with perhaps a little spinach and cucumber slices, or some red cabbage tossed in for color? Likewise many gardeners limit their salad gardening to lettuce each season....
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Resources
Web Finds
Seedling Photos Have you ever stared at a tiny seedling in your garden wondering if it was from a seed you...
Favorite or New Plant
Sorrel Sorrel grows very well in the southern garden. My spring plants even survived this hottest,...
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Regional Reminders
- Evaluate Your Southern Landscape In Late Summer
- Build Better Beds
- Fertilize Roses to Maintain Good Health
- Plant Cole Crops
- Prepare Soil for Wildflower Planting
