Triploid or "seedless" watermelons were first developed in Japan over 50 years ago. Although the science of making seedless watermelons date...
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Every square foot of soil can be different. Soil acidity and nutrients vary across the surface of the soil and with the depth of the...
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The Auburn University Soil Testing Laboratory report includes: your intended crop(s), the soil group your sample belongs to, soil p...
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Learn about selecting containers and potting mixtures, as well as planting, fertilizing, and watering. Gain tips for mixed-plant con...
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There are a number of considerations to be made when preparing to grow vegetable transplants for your home garden, including sowing the seed...
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Follow this planting guide for growing cooler-weather produce that thrives.
Many vegetables are well adapted to planting in...
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Within the last decade, Leyland cypress has been widely used in residential and commercial landscapes across Alabama not only as a specimen ...
Read More about Canker and Dieback Diseases of Leyland Cypress
In the 1940s, the occurrence of fusiform rust (Cronartium quercuum f.sp. fusiforme) was so rare that forest pathologists had not yet develop...
Read More about Managing Fusiform Rust on Loblolly and Slash Pine in Forest and Landscape Settings
You’ve worked hard to grow healthy sweet potatoes. Keep them that way off the vine using these best practices.
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You’ve worked hard to grow healthy pumpkins and winter squash. Keep them that way off the vine using these best practices.
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People are often afraid of spiders because of their ill-deserved reputation for envenomizing victims. In fact, most spiders do not h...
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Learn about planting, rotating, fertilizing, harvesting, curing, and storing of garlic.
Garlic is a member of the large Lily family, whic...
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