Despite the fact that the University of Georgia sponsors “Gardening in
Georgia,” this week’s show focuses on yellow jackets. Host
Walter Reeves shows where yellow jackets live in underground
nests.

You really don’t want yellow jackets in your yard. If disturbed,
these fierce stingers swarm to attack. The best way to eliminate
a nest is to spray liquid Sevin into the hole, Reeves says. (But
remember that nests sometimes have more than one entrance.) Sevin
won’t harm surrounding grass.

The program airs on Wednesday, Sept. 12, at 7:30 p.m. and will be
rebroadcast Saturday, Sept. 15, at noon on Georgia Public Television.

A Yellow Jacket Trap

Reeves shows how to make a yellow jacket trap out of a gallon jar
and a plastic funnel, with cat food and apple sauce as bait.

But be careful. Reeves and his camera crew get to know these
pests up close and personal. Final score: Yellow jacket stings 9,
eliminated nests 1.

Farmers lime their land in the fall because most of their crops
had been harvested by then. But Reeves says any time is a good
time to lime if your soil needs it. He shows how to use a pH test
kit to determine lime needs.

Plant Perennials in Fall

It’s a great idea to install perennial plants in the fall. That
will give them all winter and spring to establish good root
systems. Walter demonstrates how to plant perennials properly.

“Gardening in Georgia” airs each Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. It’s
rebroadcast every Saturday at noon. The show’s Web site provides
further information.

The show is produced especially for Georgia gardeners by the UGA
College of
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and GPTV.