Conway Area Master Gardeners Association

Conway Area Master Gardeners Association

Meetings:

     New Conway library (Usually)

     4th Thursday of the month

     7:00pm

Would you like to become a master gardener?

Good Gardening Sites:

Clemson Home and Garden Information Center

Clemson Master Gardener Site

Carolina Gardener Online

"Where you'll find beautiful public garden
destinations for your springtime travels!"

Weeds and Pests Problem Solver

Weed and pest identification.

Good Gardening Books:

Garden Perennials for the Coastal South by Barbara J. Sullivan
More than 200 color photographs.
This site has excerpts from the book:
http://uncpress.unc.edu/chapters/sullivan_garden.html

Bulletproff Flowers for the South by Jim Wilson
The former co-host of the PBS show The Victory Garden

illustrates how to plant, grow, and care for a variety of

heat-resistant Southern flowers.
This site has excerpts from the book:
http://www.amazon.com/Bulletproof-Flowers-South-Jim-Wilson/dp/0878332456

South Carolina Gardener's Guide by Jim Wilson
This site has excerpts:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1888608102/103-6094588-924141

Frequently Asked Questions:

What trees, shrubs and flowers thrive in the Myrtle Beach area?

We are in zone 8a, and we have extremely hot and humid summers, therefore, some zone 8a plants will not tolerate this heat. Clemson Extension Services has a very good website for trees, shrubs and flowers.

Why is my centipede grass dying? I just recently fertilized it. The sod was just put in about one year ago. Last summer and fall it was growing just fine.

Centipede grass is called the lazy man's grass. It does not like a lot of special care. It tolerates very little fertilizer.

It is always best to have your soil tested before applying any chemicals to your lawn. If you use a "weed and feed" type of fertilizer,make sure the label states that it OK to use on centipede. Some of the liquid weed killers will kill centipede.

Read all labels carefully before buying the product. Make sure that you do not use more of the product than is recommended.

Click on this Clemson site for more information:

Questions about gardening in the coastal Carolina region and comments are welcomed.

If you have any questions,suggestions, additional information, corrections or comments, please click on the item below this. We will respond as quick as we are able.

SEND EMAIL TO: camga.conway@yahoo.com


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		Pictures of CAMGA Projects (Click here) CAMGA Photo Page (Click here) Would you like to become a master gardener? Contact http://www.clemson.edu/hort/scmg/about.php Good Gardening Sites: Clemson Home and Garden Information Center http://hgic.clemson.edu Clemson Master Gardener Site http://www.clemson.edu/hort/SCMG/countymgassoc.php Carolina Gardener Online "Where you'll find beautiful public garden destinations for your springtime travels!" http://www.carolinagardener.com/index.php Weeds and Pests Problem Solver Weed and pest identification. http://problemsolving.scotts.com/index.cfm/event/Home.Normal Good Gardening Books: Garden Perennials for the Coastal South by Barbara J. Sullivan More than 200 color photographs. This site has excerpts from the book: http://uncpress.unc.edu/chapters/sullivan_garden.html Bulletproff Flowers for the South by Jim Wilson The former co-host of the PBS show The Victory Garden illustrates how to plant, grow, and care for a variety of heat-resistant Southern flowers. This site has excerpts from the book: http://www.amazon.com/Bulletproof-Flowers-South-Jim-Wilson/dp/0878332456 South Carolina Gardener's Guide by Jim Wilson This site has excerpts: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1888608102/103-6094588-924141 5?v=glance&n=283155 Nurseries Near Conway & Myrtle Beach,SC . (Click Here for Details) Frequently Asked Questions: What trees, shrubs and flowers thrive in the Myrtle Beach area? We are in zone 8a, and we have extremely hot and humid summers, therefore, some zone 8a plants will not tolerate this heat. Clemson Extension Services has a very good website for trees, shrubs and flowers. http://hgic.clemson.edu/ (click here) Why is my centipede grass dying? I just recently fertilized it. The sod was just put in about one year ago. Last summer and fall it was growing just fine. Centipede grass is called the lazy man's grass. It does not like a lot of special care. It tolerates very little fertilizer. It is always best to have your soil tested before applying any chemicals to your lawn. If you use a "weed and feed" type of fertilizer,make sure the label states that it OK to use on centipede. Some of the liquid weed killers will kill centipede. Read all labels carefully before buying the product. Make sure that you do not use more of the product than is recommended. Click on this Clemson site for more information: http://www.clemson.edu/chester/local/kip/Articles/Fertilizing%20Centipede%20Grass%20Correctly.htm Questions about gardening in the coastal Carolina region and comments are welcomed. If you have any questions,suggestions, additional information, corrections or comments, please click on the item below this. We will respond as quick as we are able. Thank You SEND EMAIL TO: camga.conway@yahoo.com