http://www.aces.edu/homegarden/news/ en-us smithkp@auburn.edu 2008-08-11T14:48:29-06:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.aces.edu/homegarden/news/archives/003721.php The past few weeks I have found and harvested several ugly and distorted tomatoes from my garden. What aren’t my vegetables pretty? Many of the vegetable problems facing homeowners and farmers in mid-summer are likely weather related and are considered... 3721@http://www.aces.edu/homegarden/news/ 2008-08-11T14:48:29-06:00 http://www.aces.edu/homegarden/news/archives/003716.php Picture courtesy of Florida Extension. Tim Reed, Extension Entomologist July 29, 2008 This is the time of year when home owners need to start checking their lawns for fall armyworms (FAW’s). Problems with FAW’s generally start in extreme south Alabama... 3716@http://www.aces.edu/homegarden/news/ 2008-08-07T13:49:43-06:00 http://www.aces.edu/homegarden/news/archives/003667.php Blueberries are great backyard fruit and ornamental plants. In addition to their healthy berries they have attractive flowers and brilliant red fall foliage. Since the rabbiteye blueberry is native to the Southeastern United States it is an easy plant to... 3667@http://www.aces.edu/homegarden/news/ 2008-06-26T10:14:16-06:00 http://www.aces.edu/homegarden/news/archives/003660.php The best tasting and safest tomatoes are available in your own backyard. Visit the Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES) website www.aces.edu for the latest information on tomatoes, home gardening, food preservation and food safety. America’s favorite vegetable, it’s really... 3660@http://www.aces.edu/homegarden/news/ 2008-06-16T15:30:47-06:00 http://www.aces.edu/homegarden/news/archives/003650.php After the recent rains we have received you may notice oily or sooty spots appearing in your lawn. These spots are often circular in shape and can be several inches to several feet wide. The culprit is most likely slime... 3650@http://www.aces.edu/homegarden/news/ 2008-06-09T10:14:20-06:00 http://www.aces.edu/homegarden/news/archives/003645.php As summer approaches, more and more homeowners are calling with questions about how to control grasshoppers. While these pesky insects are more of an annoying pest than damage doers, you may still want to know how to get them out... 3645@http://www.aces.edu/homegarden/news/ 2008-06-02T08:18:44-06:00 http://www.aces.edu/homegarden/news/archives/003636.php Have you noticed the blooms, leaves, and branches of your pear and apple trees wilting and turning black? Are there slightly sunken areas on the branches and main stem? If so, your trees may have been infected with one of... 3636@http://www.aces.edu/homegarden/news/ 2008-05-22T09:29:40-06:00 http://www.aces.edu/homegarden/news/archives/003628.php The mole, one of the most abundant of all small mammals, actually spends most of its life underground. In a natural environment, moles cause little to no damage. They are rarely noticed unless their tunneling becomes visible in our lawns... 3628@http://www.aces.edu/homegarden/news/ 2008-05-06T11:06:41-06:00 http://www.aces.edu/homegarden/news/archives/003623.php Many of you are hearing the buzz...the bee buzz that is. Several calls have come in recently from homeowners concerned about the carpenter bees hard at work around their homes. There is also concern about being stung by the carpenter... 3623@http://www.aces.edu/homegarden/news/ 2008-04-24T15:12:06-06:00 http://www.aces.edu/homegarden/news/archives/003584.php March ushers in more than just warmer weather, daffodils, and shamrocks. This month also means that warm-season grasses such as bermudagrass, zoysiagrass, St. Augustine grass, and centipedegrass will start coming out of winter dormancy and greening up. What does this... 3584@http://www.aces.edu/homegarden/news/ 2008-03-18T13:13:25-06:00 http://www.aces.edu/homegarden/news/archives/003560.php Drought conditions are continuing to impact Alabama landscapes. One of the most noticeable impacts is the death or die back of many of our trees. This trend is liable to continue for the coming year with additional trees dying... 3560@http://www.aces.edu/homegarden/news/ 2008-02-27T10:17:54-06:00 http://www.aces.edu/homegarden/news/archives/003504.php Several people have called the past couple of weeks with questions about pruning muscadines. You can prune muscadines as soon as they become dormant but in late winter they are less likely to suffer cold damage after being pruned. Late... 3504@http://www.aces.edu/homegarden/news/ 2008-01-22T09:26:58-06:00 http://www.aces.edu/homegarden/news/archives/003464.php Follow the link below for helpful tips for your home during the holidays. Download file... 3464@http://www.aces.edu/homegarden/news/ 2007-12-07T09:01:17-06:00 http://www.aces.edu/homegarden/news/archives/003463.php This is a phrase that you have most likely heard or repeated many times over the years. But were you ever REALLY concerned that you were going to get bitten by bugs while you slept? Or, maybe, you did not... 3463@http://www.aces.edu/homegarden/news/ 2007-12-07T08:56:02-06:00 http://www.aces.edu/homegarden/news/archives/003441.php As the leaves and temperature continue to fall there is no mistaking the coming of winter. Don't set down your shovel and grab that mug of hot chocolate just yet though. Fall provides the gardener with the perfect opportunity to... 3441@http://www.aces.edu/homegarden/news/ 2007-11-26T09:55:48-06:00