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Upcoming Events:
  • Subject: New Leaf Program
    Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
    Location: Alexander City Senior Activity Center(Charles E. Bailey Sportplex), 1685 Arena Road, Alex City, AL
    Calendar: ACES Human Nutrition Diet & Health
    02/13 - New Leaf Program
  • Subject: County 4-H Public Speaking and Baked Foods Contest
    Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    Location: 125 N Broadnax St Dadeville Al - Courthouse
    Calendar: ACES 4-H & Youth Development
    02/16 - County 4-H Public Speaking and Baked Foods Contest
  • Subject: Pasture / Hayfield Improvement Series
    Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    Location: 1st Baptist Church, Dadeville Alabama
    Calendar: ACES Animal Science & Forages
    Event Website
    02/16 - Pasture / Hayfield Improvement Series
  • Subject: New Leaf Program
    Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
    Location: Alexander City Senior Activity Center(Charles E. Bailey Sportplex), 1685 Arena Road, Alex City, AL
    Calendar: ACES Human Nutrition Diet & Health
    02/20 - New Leaf Program
  • Subject: Pasture / Hayfield Improvement Series
    Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    Location: 1st Baptist Church, Dadeville Alabama
    Calendar: ACES Animal Science & Forages
    Event Website
    02/23 - Pasture / Hayfield Improvement Series
  • Subject: New Leaf Program
    Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
    Location: Alexander City Senior Activity Center(Charles E. Bailey Sportplex), 1685 Arena Road, Alex City, AL
    Calendar: ACES Human Nutrition Diet & Health
    02/27 - New Leaf Program
  • Subject: New Leaf Program
    Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
    Location: Alexander City Senior Activity Center(Charles E. Bailey Sportplex), 1685 Arena Road, Alex City, AL
    Calendar: ACES Human Nutrition Diet & Health
    03/05 - New Leaf Program
  • Subject: New Leaf Program
    Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
    Location: Alexander City Senior Activity Center(Charles E. Bailey Sportplex), 1685 Arena Road, Alex City, AL
    Calendar: ACES Human Nutrition Diet & Health
    03/12 - New Leaf Program
  • Subject: New Leaf Program Graduation
    Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
    Location: Alexander City Senior Activity Center(Charles E. Bailey Sportplex), 1685 Arena Road, Alex City, AL
    Calendar: ACES Human Nutrition Diet & Health
    03/19 - New Leaf Program Graduation
  • Subject: Alabama BCIA Sponsored Cattlemen's College #3
    Time: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    Location: 700 Monroe Street SW, Huntsville, AL 35801
    Calendar: ACES Animal Science & Forages
    Event Website
    03/31 - Alabama BCIA Sponsored Cattlemen's College #3



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Common Lawn Weeds


 Wild Garlic &
Wild Onion

  • Both are perennial winter weeds.
  • Both have distinctive onion odor when crushed.
Wlid Garlic
  • Has hollow cylindrical leaves.
  • Leaves occur on the flowering stem up to half the height of the plant.
  • Develops from a basal bulb; bulb covered by thin, whitish papery membrane.
  • At maturity, underground bulb bears small white bulblets that are flattened on one side and enclosed by a membrane.
  • Flowers are greenish-white, small, on short stems above aerial bulbils.
  • Reproduces by seed, aerial bulbils, and underground bulblets.
Wild Onion
  • Can be distinguished from wild garlic by the presence of a fibrous coat on the central bulb.
  • Leaves are flat, solid, and arise mostly at the base of the soild flowering stem.
  • No offset bulblets.
  • Reproduces by seed and aerial bulbils.
Control Methods
  • Hand Removal or Hoeing
  • Regular Mowing
  • Herbicides:
    • Preemergence - NONE
     
    • Postemergence - Any combination product containing 2,4-D*. (Make 2
      • applications per year; Nov.-Dec. and Jan.-Feb.; multiple years). 
           
            - imazaquin**
           
    Use lower rates on centipede and St. Augustine grass. 
         Do not use within the root zone of desirable plants.

    ** Do not use on St. Augustine grass.
         Calibration is critical to avoid over application and turf injury.
          Do not use within the root zone of desirable trees and shrubs.

      Always Read the Label 


Wild Garlic has small white
bulblets off basal bulb.
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

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