2020 Soil Injector/Soil Drench Kit Loan Program

Soil injectors are provided by the Georgia Forestry Commission to aid those interested in treating their own trees. The injectors are loaned out free of charge but a $250 deposit is required.

Waging War on the Hemlock Wooly Adelgid

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…Georgia counties, and soil injectors are available at GFC County Units within the hemlock’s native range. Both soil drench kits and soil injectors can be checked out with a rental…

Ask The Arborist

…their growing conditions. Mulch helps maintain soil temperature and moisture, reduce water loss from soil, reduce weed competition, improve soil structure, and give landscapes a clean appearance. Often overlooked, spreading…

Assessing Soil Water Resource Space

Trees require high quality resources in the correct proportions to perform best. Water, and the soil volume which holds water, are critical to great tree growth.

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) in Georgia

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…Drench Application, please see HWA Soil Drench Treatment Instructions. For specific instructions on Soil Injection Application, please see HWA Soil Injection Instructions. Resources 2020 Hemlock Woolly Adelgid in Georgia (brochure)…

Soil Reconditioning Specs

Specifications for soil reconditioning after removing impervious surfaces, based on research conducted by Virginia Tech.

Longleaf Restoration

…designated for gopher tortoise habitat restoration Have soils on site that are suitable for gopher tortoise or have tortoises physically present on site Benefits: High cost share rate- 75% of…

Resources

…state/local, and private property. It accounts for carbon in aboveground and belowground live and dead biomass, aboveground and belowground understory vegetation, coarse woody debris, soil, and leaf litter. This estimate…