Cool Weather Gardening

Jacob Williams will prepare us for the coming fall. The lecture will be on cool season vegetables and flowers and how to grow them. He’ll also talk about some other things you can do in the fall like, planting fescue, and planting fruit trees.

Jacob is the Agricultural and Natural Resources Extension Agent for Towns and Union counties. He started working for UGA Extension back in June of 2018. As Extension agent he has taught numerous classes on plants and soil science, and has worked with residents of Towns and Union to better their gardens. Before working for Extension he worked at Speedling Inc. Blairsville as Lead Grower. Jacob earned his Bachelors and Masters from Auburn University graduating in December of 2016. Both degrees were in the field of agronomy, specializing in weed science. That is where he gained interest in using agriculture to serve others, which has lead him to work for UGA Extension. He is married to Morgan Owenby Williams of Blairsville, GA.