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Sprucing up the home for fall

By NICHOLE GOLDEN nichole@newnan.com Many households have little to no budget for redecorating projects in these economic times. But adding interest and flair indoors and out doesn’t have to cost a pretty penny.

Kristi Westlake of Newnan, a member of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), has several ideas to spruce up the home with the coming of autumn. She is an ASID spokesperson and owner of Westlake Design Studio.

“Enhance curb appeal by adding seasonal plants in decorative planters,” said This original autumn photo of an aspen leaf with dew was taken by Westlake. “This is a great Jimmy Westlake of Newnan. Updating your home’s photographs inexpensive way to add color. each season is an inexpensive way to add interest to your decor.

Rusty orange or red colored mums pair nicely with a but- tos with fall specific themes. Candlescapes make great centery yellow house color.”

“One of my favorite terpieces for your dining table Here are some more tips Halloween pictures is of my or coffee table. from Westlake: ■ Keep it cozy with a bam■ Use decorative pillows to daughter sitting in a cauldron,” said Westlake. boo throw. “A vibrant gold or add pops of bright color.

■ Candlescapes infuse your earthy rust color reminds me Layer on the color by adding pillows in contrasting colors house with warmth. The of beautifully colored Fall smell of pumpkin spice and leaves. Perfect for those crisp and prints.

■ Update your family pho- apple cider calms the mind. cool nights,” said Westlake.

Auxiliary Club announces Candlelight Tour of Homes

By NICHOLE GOLDEN nichole@newnan.com Enjoy Newnan’s beautiful historic homes and be inspired with decorating ideas during the Piedmont Newnan Hospital Auxiliary’s 24th Candlelight Tour of Homes.

The tour, which will feature five homes in the Cole Town historic district and east downtown Newnan, will be Friday, Dec. 2 from 4-9 p.m.

Refreshments will be served, and parking will be available at the Historic Train Depot adjacent to the Cole Town district. Proceeds from the event will benef it the Auxiliary’s pledge to the Piedmont Newnan Hospital Outpatient Center and its annual scholarships for students.

Homes to be featured are the Young, Landrum, and Markel residences, all on East Broad Street, as well as the Gause and Camp homes on Robinson Street.

The Cole Town district name comes from the R.D.

See TOUR, page 2B

Photos by Hugh N. Maddux

The home of Leslie and John Young on E. Broad Street in Newnan was built in 1912 for Frank Cole Sr. and is an example of the Craftsmen style of architecture. The home will be part of the Candlelight Tour of Homes with tickets available soon.

The Robinson Street home of Ron and Sandra Camp will be featured on the Piedmont Newnan Hospital Auxiliary’s 24th tour of homes Dec. 2. The English-style cottage was built in 1937.

2B — The Newnan Times-Herald — Sunday, September 18, 2011

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TO TRANSPLANT OR TO SEED?

A UGA Cooperative Extension fall gardening Q & A Amanda Tedrow, an agent with the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension, answers your questions about fall gardening.

I am interested in startQ ing my own garden this fall from seed. Should I grow everything as transplants or start the seeds in my garden?

There is not an easy answer to your question. Some plants do better as transplants. Others prefer to be directly sown in the garden.

Typically, root crops such as carrots, beets and radishes are best direct seeded in the garden. If these are not direct

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seeded, the roots are often oddly shaped, but still edible.

Any plants direct-seeded into the garden need to be thinned to prevent overcrowding and to ensure proper spacing and air circulation. Plant thinning is often done when seedlings are less than 2 inches tall. These thinned plants can be eaten if desired.

Garlic can also be direct seeded by planting cloves in the fall. Other root crops such as turnips or rutabagas can be purchased as transplants or started in the house and transitioned easily into the garden.

Leafy greens such as collards, kale, cabbage, lettuce and Swiss

chard are often started indoors or purchased as transplants.

These plants along with broccoli, cauliflower and kohlrabi can be planted as small transplants, usually no more than 4 inches tall with a sturdy root system and strong stem. If you grow your own plants, make sure to provide them with enough sunlight. Plants that receive too little sunlight are often weak and will struggle to establish in the garden.

I’ve had my soil tested Q by the UGA soil lab and received a recommendation to fertilize. I am reluctant to apply fertilizer due to the current

weather. What do you suggest?

Due to the hot, dry weather, it is tough to say a solid “yes” or “no” on fertilizing right now. It is situation and plant specific. If your soil report recommends a fertilizer application to help with a nutrient deficiency or pH issue you should follow the recommendations but with caution due to the weather. Stressed plants in dry soil may have their roots burned by a fertilizer application containing excessive nutrients.

Most plants are not producing new growth right now, and the spring growth has been

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hardened off, making the plant less vulnerable to the current high temperatures and drought stress. If you fertilize your plants now, they may put on new growth, which will not be hardened off before winter temperatures arrive, damaging the plant. You can incorporate compost into your soil to increase its water-holding capacity and add smaller amounts of nutrients. Some plants, such as annuals, do need fertilizer and additional water during the entire growing season.

It is extremely important to water plants when they show

stress with at least 1 inch of water per week when rainwater is not sufficient. Mulch plants with 2-3 inches of materials. Most gardeners use pine straw, pine-bark nuggets, hardwood mulch or other organic materials. I would caution against using stone or pebbles for mulch since these materials retain heat and will not cool the soil.

A useful publication on “Best Management Practices in the Landscape” can be found at: http://www.caes.uga.edu/Publ ications.

Keep your gardening tools from rust damage over winter

By SHARON DOWDY University of Georgia If you don’t plan to plant a fall garden, inspect, repair and clean your gardening tools before storing them for the winter.

“As a gardener, nothing is more frustrating than to pull gardening tools out in the spring and find hoes that are rusty or broken, a tiller that won’t crank, or an irrigation system with a blown gasket,” said Bob Westerf ield, a University of Georgia Cooperative Extension consumer horticulturist.

Tony Johnson, the horticulturist at the UGA Research and Education Garden in Griffin, agrees. Johnson helps UGA scientists maintain their research plots. And he does so on a limited state budget.

“Gardening tools and supplies are expensive,” Johnson said. “With a little care and forethought, you can help your tools last from season to season.”

The two UGA professional gardeners offer the following checklist to follow before

packing away garden tools for ■ Check the spark plugs, the winter. change the oil and clean the air filter.

Shovels, hoes ■ Clean the underside of and other tools the mower’s deck with a pres■ Thoroughly clean all sure washer and scrape off tools with soap and water. any old grass and debris.

■ Sharpen blades and tool Irrigation edges.

■ Clean metal parts with ■ Drain irrigation lines. Clean steel wool, wipe dry and and inspect lines for cracks apply a light coat of cooking before rolling up. (Store these out of the sun in a shed or oil.

■ Smooth wooded handles garage.)

■ To keep insects from hiberby sanding them with sand nating in hoses, connect hose paper. Then coat handles in linseed oil or paint them to ends.

■ Do not hang hoses directly preserve wood. on a nail. The weight of the ■ Store rakes with the teeth hose will create permanent pointing down. Stepping on kinks. Nail a coffee can or other an exposed rake can be very round form on the wall and dangerous, for children and then roll the hose around the adults. form.

■ Inspect and lightly lubricate sprinkler heads.

Tomato cages ■ Clean and dry out the ■ Clean off tomato cages water timer. and stack them out of the way.

■ Repair any cages that Sprayers have been damaged.

■ Fertilizer or pesticide sprayers should be triple-rinsed with water or a little ammonia.

Tiller and mower ■ Check the hose tip for ■ Empty the garden tiller of debris before storing the sprayer for the season. fuel or add a fuel stabilizer.

Before parking lawn mowers and garden tools for the winter, give them a thorough cleaning.

Fall workshop is a ‘how-to’ on shrub propagating From STAFF REPORTS closeup@newnan.com A “Propagating Shrubs, Trees and Plants from SemiHardwood Cuttings” gardening workshop will be held at the Coweta County Extension Greenhouse Saturday, Sept. 24.

Registration deadline for the workshop is Monday.

Early fall is a perfect time of year to take cuttings from

mature plants, shrubs and trees to propagate new ones. You can learn “how- to” at the Coweta County Master Gardeners' workshop.

The workshop will be from 9-11 a.m. at the Coweta County Extension Greenhouse (located beside the Horse Arena at the Coweta County Fairgrounds on Pine Road). A workshop fee of $15 includes instruction by experienced Master Gardeners,

all plant materials and supplies, and 12 newly propagated plants to take home.

Master Gardeners will also provide one month of aftercare for the plants at the Greenhouse as an option.

To attend the workshop you must register. Please call the County Extension Office at 770-254-2620. The workshop fee will be collected on the day of the workshop.

Auxillary Club announces homes show TOUR

Continued from page 1B Cole Manufacturing Company, which formed in 1850. Many of the homes in this area were owned by the Cole family and by employees of the company.

The Landrum home was the

recent location of filming for the movie “Joyful Noise,” which is set to be released in January.

Tickets sales are will begin at Piedmont Newnan Hospital and a variety of Coweta County retailers in the fall.

For general information on the upcoming event, call the hospital auxiliary office at 678-854-2487.

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Fall best time to install new plant material

By TIMOTHY DALY University of Georgia As the weather grows cooler most landscape plants begin to go dormant. Fall is an excellent time to install new plant material.

Many home gardeners like to install plants in the spring when their leaves are unfurling and many go into bloom.

Spring planting is acceptable, but fall planting is preferable.

The summer months are not good for planting due to the intense heat and prolonged dry spells.

Newly installed plant material, even if properly watered, is highly stressed and can die. In the fall months, the air temperatures have cooled and the plants are not under as much stress. The stems and leaves will begin going dormant, but the roots will continue to grow in the soil.

Cold weather gives the plant more time to become established and develop a strong, healthy root system. By the following spring and summer, the plants will be more resistant to heat and drought conditions.

Spring-planted trees and

shrubs have a much shorter period of time to become established. This makes them more vulnerable to the stresses of summer.

For trees and shrubs, dig the width of the hole at least one and one-half to two times the size of the root ball. Plant it at the same depth as it was in the container. Do not install the plant’s crown below soil level.

Planting too deeply can lead to rot and other problems leading to damage and possible death of the plant material.

Research has shown adding organic matter, like compost or

top soil, to the hole is not necessary. The plant’s roots might be so happy in the rich soil that it prevents their roots from growing out into the native soil.

However, when planting a bed of multiple trees and shrubs, add organic matter and till it in throughout the entire planting bed. Do not fill the individual holes with organic matter.

When purchasing plants, select plants that appear healthy and free of insects and diseases. Pull the plant out of the pot and examine the roots.

Healthy roots should be white or light brown and spread throughout the root ball.

Avoid plants with black mushy roots, or those with poorly developed root systems.

If plants roots are matted around the edge of the root ball, use a knife and make a few cuts to break up the mat and allow the roots to spread.

Do not apply fertilizer to the individual planting holes. Wait until the plants become established before fertilizing.

Thoroughly water the plants once or twice a week. Apply two to three inches of mulch,

such as pine straw, pine bark or cypress mulch, around the plants. Do not mass mulch around the stems of the trees and shrubs. This can lead to disease and insect infestation of the stem.

Fall is the best time of the year to establish trees, shrubs, and many types of perennials.

Install these plants now to enjoy them in the spring and into the future.

For more information on fall plantings, contact your local University of Georgia Extension office at 1-800-ASKUGA1.

Downtown Newnan to be site of new community garden

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Late season care tips for your garden As the summer garden season nears an end, don’t let your guard down. Keeping up with a few basic chores can improve your landscape’s beauty and reduce your workload next season.

Melinda Myers, known as the Great Lakes Gardener on PBS stations nationwide, provides the following tips that will lead to a better garden: 1.

Continue weeding.

Removing weeds now before they go to seed will eliminate hundreds of weeds next season.

Destroy invasive weeds, those that have gone to seed and perennials that may root in the compost pile. And mulch the soil if you haven’t already done so.

2. Keep watering new plantings, stressed and young plants, evergreens, and moisture loving plants as needed throughout the fall. Water thoroughly and whenever the top few inches are crumbly and slightly moist.

Properly watered plants are better able to survive the rigors of winter.

3. Reduce future workloads and improve your garden’s health and beauty. A layer of shredded leaves, evergreen needles or woodchips will help suppress weeds, conserve moisture, moderate soil temperatures, and improve the soil as they decompose.

4. Replace faded annuals with cool season annuals, mums, and other fall plants, decorative

squash and pumpkins. And add a few fall containers to your front entrance, patio or deck. It adds color and a feeling of freshness to the garden.

5. Monitor and manage pests as needed. Keeping plants healthy throughout the growing season increases your overwintering success. Hand pick small populations of insects, rake and

destroy disease infested leaves, and always use the most ecofriendly products when greater intervention is needed.

6. Keep applying animal repellents. Use a long lasting all natural product. Keeping hungry animals away from your landscape will help reduce the future risk of critters moving in and dining on your landscape.

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A community garden is in the planning stages for downtown Newnan.

The purpose of the garden will be to educate, feed and nourish the community through a sustainable garden.

There will be three aspects to this community garden, which will be located at the corner of Perry Street and Salbide Avenue, according to organizer Nicole Coleman.

In the first section, plots — raised beds — will be leased for a small fee and managed by that volunteer. Another section will serve as means to sustain the garden, like a farmers market. The last section will be for food donations to the needy in Newnan.

The last two sections will be managed by volunteers.

This is a non-profit project, and the organizer plans to accomplish goals by connecting with various local partnerships, g rowing fresh, local, highly nutritious foods, and by intentionally sharing the harvest with those who need it.

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