Hey Everyone, And the "Garden Hottie" Prize goes to Susan & Steve Phillips of Bed 18! Susan & Steve's "Gard...

Hey Everyone, I thought it might be nice to kick off the spring planting season with some free onion sets.  Onions do extremely well in th...

Hey Everyone, Mike has been so kind to provide an Electronic Soil Testing Meter to assist us in keeping an eye on our pH and fertility.  T...

Hey Everyone, American Bald Eagles were removed from the endangered species list in 2007! Berry College in Floyd County is very fortu...

Direct from the  Cobb County Extension Blog ,  here are several more classes you might be interested in taking this spring. (Two were in a ...

Hey Everyone, We have often heard that the secret to growing great vegetables starts with the soil.  Having the proper nutrients readily a...

Just to give us some hope that winter will go away, here are a couple of pictures from May 30th, 2013 at the garden. Now true, it was a WARM...

Notice how the thumb is mushing INTO  the onion bulb. It should be firm and hard, not mushy. Unfortunately for us, all the rain that w...

Do you call them Daffodils or Jonquils? Actually they are Narcissus but who really cares as they are so cheery, hardy and make everyone hap...

Hey Everyone, I have had some very good questions in relation to the best time to plant peas.  The key to growing a good set of peas in th...

This winter has been quite a ride weather wise. Not like a merry-go-round, but like a roller coaster. It is a wonder we don't have whi...

We would like to welcome all our new gardeners and look forward to rekindling our old friendships from the past couple years. Saturday March...

Cobb County Extension and the Cobb Master Gardeners are offering a wide selection of classes to the public this spring in a variety of loca...

Vann and Aiden collecting the reward for all their hard work. Wow! Look at how big the carrots are!  And the carrot tops weren't that...

It is that time of year again! The Cobb County Library Sale will be held at Jim R Miller Park  (the Fairgrounds) in Exhibit Halls A & B....

Hey Everyone, Well one week of nice weather and we probably all want to get out the bikinis and speedos.  It's not quite that warm yet...

Hey Everyone, All this wonderful weather is bringing us out to work on our beds and many are wondering when the right time to plant may be...

Just a few reminders for the garden Trash those wild onions! Composting works but don't tempt fate with those wild onions. Prevent t...

Shovel and spading fork Officially there is no "right" tool to use. But on a more personal level, everyone has a preference. I...

A number of gardeners have asked " What do you mean when you say sifting when you talk about soil rejuvenation. "   Cheryle r...