University of Georgia

Host Walter Reeves gives the basics of planting annual flowers
and summer vegetables on “Gardening in Georgia” May 21 on Georgia
Public Broadcasting.

“Gardening in Georgia” is produced by GPB and the University of
Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. It
airs twice each Saturday, at 12:30 and 7 p.m.

On the May 21 program, Reeves shows how to protect annual
flowers’ delicate roots to get them off to a good start. He shows
how to plant annuals through a layer of newspaper, too. But he
cautions you not to use the comic pages. “Your plants will grow
funny if you do!” he says.

To learn more about planting annuals, he says, see the UGA
Extension Service on-line publication, “Flowering
Annuals for Georgia Gardens.”

Reeves gives some tips on planting tomatoes, squash, beans and
peppers, too. He shows how to plant tomatoes deeply to encourage
good rooting. And he uses wheat straw mulch to fight weeds, save
water and invite beneficial insects to his garden.

Finally, he visits with UGA horticulture professor emeritus Wayne
McLaurin, discussing how to select and grow cantaloupes in your
summer garden.