Extra watering, wise selection of plants to cope with hot, dry weather in Georgia
5/21/2022 1:24:18 PM
CATEGORIES:
Business & Industry
Plants & Wildlife
AFFECTED AREAS:
Chatham County, GA
Savannah, GA
Athens, GA
Effingham County, GA
Start Date: 5/21/2022
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A plant nursery in Savannah has moved some plants out of direct sunlight and is watering plants twice daily to cope with the heat and drought.
Horticulturalists at the University of Georgia’s State Botanical Gardens in Athens focus on planting native plants that will tolerate heat and dry conditions better than nonnative ones.
Savannah Morning News (Ga.), May 21, 2022
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