If you have a small place in your garden but can’t decide what to plant, why not plant lettuce? Lettuce is a cool-weather crop t...
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A drought is a period of abnormally dry weather that persists long enough to produce a serious hydrologic imbalance, causing, for example, c...
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In Alabama, a family of four generates an average of 2.5 tons of garbage per year—nearly a half ton of which is yard refuse and ki...
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Bluebirds, robins, chickadees, titmice, wrens, and purple martins adapt easily to using bird houses. They will choose rural or urban...
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Insect pests can cause major crop loss or contamination if not managed timely. People are generally careful about choosing the right insecti...
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Why You Want These Bugs In Your Garden
Most insects found in your garden don’t harm plants. In fact, 97 percent of the insects you see fa...
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Snap and lima beans are very popular crops for both commercial and backyard production in Alabama. A number of common diseases attac...
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These resources are geared toward training producers and gardeners about the basics of alternative insecticides for sustainable vegetable pr...
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Alabama is home to 6 different soil areas. The areas are divided based on soils with similar parent materials, or geological material. Altho...
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Spider mites are technically not insects, but they are pests when they are in high numbers under many farming conditions. For example, high...
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Soils provide plants with mechanical support, water, and dissolved minerals and nutrients. Because most plant roots are found in the topsoil...
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Row crop producers often have issues with snail and slug issues. Snails (with a hard shell) and slugs (without a shell) can cause direct cro...
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