JUNE The Sounds of Battle drew closer and closer. Cannon Fire. Rifle and Musket Fire. Drums pounding out the beat. Feet thudding on the gr...

Last year we had such a great time, we decided to make the Ice Cream Social a yearly event. Below are the details for our event this year. ...

Look what was under all the green compost in Bin #1 !  Rich black soil, roly-poly composters and microbes, then most likely worms under tha...

Hey Everyone, Simple and Delicious! I don't know if anyone has ever tried these but I found the recipe a few weeks back and it has...

Last weekend Austin Flippo made our dream come true...we got a set of steps put in the terrace at the garden! We've been wishing, whin...

Hey Everyone, One of the best ways to enhance the growth of your plants while fostering long-term soil fertility is with the use of compos...

This winter was disastrously cold and one plant that is still showing signs of it are fig trees My neighbor has a huge fig tree that is tall...

Through the Garden Gate   Presented by Master Gardener Volunteers of Cobb County   Garden Tour Saturday, May 10, 2014 ...

Hey Everyone, And this year's "Chilly Nilly" prize goes to Ken of Bed 5 and Mark of Bed 45! That's right you two!  B...

Are you interested in growing fruit trees but have limited space to raise different cultivars? Come to the class that Master Gardener Eddi...

Hey Everyone, Growing that healthy vegetable garden really doesn't take the green thumb that so many feel they need.  It only take...

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...