Squash vine borers are disgusting veggie killers in your
garden. But on “The
Georgia Gardener” July 29 and 31, host Walter Reeves shows
how to turn the tables.

Reeves talks with University of Georgia horticulturist
Wayne
McLaurin on how to
identify and control squash vine borers.

They also visit a tire tower where they’ve been growing
Irish potatoes. They find the
potatoes — and a nasty surprise, too.

Finally, Reeves shows a tree trunk on which hundreds of
holes have appeared. It’s the
handiwork of the yellow-bellied sapsucker.

“The Georgia Gardener” is especially for Georgia
gardeners, airing Thursdays
at 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 10 a.m. on GPTV. It’s a
production of the UGA College of
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and PFC Holding
Company.