February, winter at the ACG. We hope you are enjoying your well-deserved rest from active gardening. But there are things to do and plans to be made!
If you were at the kick-off meeting, you met Melissa Mattee, the extension agent for Fulton County. She gave us a very informative and useful presentation. The University of Georgia’s Extension Service is a great source of scientifically-based, research-proven and geographically-appropriate information for our garden. It would be good to visit their web address and use it to search for information about gardening in Georgia. (extension.uga.edu/publications).
Below are two especially useful publications to get you started. Because UGA provides this information to gardeners throughout Georgia, the dates listed are for middle Georgia – in Alpharetta, we are just a bit cooler so adjust your dates accordingly with regard to spring and fall. Please note that all dates are estimates, Mother Nature and her vagaries still prevail so don’t get too hung up on using the exact dates.
http://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=C943&title=Vegetable%20Garden%20Calendar (a twelve month garden calendar)
https://secure.caes.uga.edu/extension/publications/files/html/C963/C963VegeChart.pdf (a vegetable planting guide)
Another great source of information to local gardeners is Walter Reeves. Walter is a former Extension Agent who now writes gardening books. His website, http://www.walterreeves.com is another great source for reliable information.
Throughout the year, Judy and I will be sending you information we think will help you be a successful gardener. But, feel free to ask us questions anytime by sending an email to AlpharettaCG2020@gmail.com.
For you first-time gardeners – not to worry. As I mentioned at the kick-off, “Gardening, so easy a caveman could do it”.
See you at the garden,
Stu and Judy Silver
