Garden Corner – Planning for a Healthy Lawn

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Kelly Jackson Christian County Extension Office Planning for a Healthy Lawn Temperatures are rising, the sun is occasionally peeking out of a bluer sky than we’ve seen for a while, and many of us are itching to

Garden Corner – Fire Blight

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Kelly Jackson Christian County Extension Office Fire Blight Apples, pears, crabapples, and even some ornamentals are infected by fire blight, a destructive bacterial disease. Fire blight damage is noticeable when infected leaves suddenly turn brown as if

Garden Corner – Spring Growth and Aphids

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Kelly Jackson Christian County Extension Office Spring Growth and Aphids Aphids are soft-bodied insects that use their piercing-sucking mouthparts to feed on plant sap. They usually occur in colonies on the undersides of tender terminal growth. Heavily-infested

Garden Corner – Little Lichens

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Kelly Jackson Christian County Extension Office Little Lichens One natural oddity that often concerns gardeners are the grayish-green ‘fungus’ growing on the branches and trunks of many of their landscape trees and shrubs. The major concern is

Garden Corner – Keep the Color, Lose the Size

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Kelly Jackson Christian County Extension Office Surely one of the most widely recognized harbingers of spring is the bright yellow blooms of forsythia. These extremely durable shrubs have graced gardens for centuries. While beautiful in bloom, these

Run for Rotary St Patricks 5K

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When: Saturday, March 21, 2020 Where: Trigg County Middle School Entry Way 206 Lafayette Street – Cadiz, KY (Look for the Red Flags) Registration: 8:00 – 8:45 a.m. Race Time: 9:00 a.m. Race Route: 3.1 miles /

Run for Rotary St. Patricks Day 5K

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When: Saturday, March 21, 2020 Where: Trigg County Middle School Entry Way 206 Lafayette Street – Cadiz, KY (Look for the Red Flags) Registration: 8:00 – 8:45 a.m. Race Time: 9:00 a.m. Race Route: 3.1 miles /