Learn—month by month—the necessary gardening activities for lawns and shrubs, annuals and perennials, fruit and nut trees, and b...
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Disease control is an important part of home lawn care. Diseases, insects, and weeds are all pests of home lawns. Chemical controls ...
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Learn the best methods to control a plant’s shape, encourage flower or fruit production, and discourage disease.
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Many varieties of evergreen azaleas thrive in Alabama’s soils. Learn the best variety for your landscape along with tips on how to...
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Learn the best practices for inhibiting spread of this destructive disease, including recommended fungicides and rates for both co...
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Discover the different types of bedding plants, how to choose healthy plants and when and where to plant them.
The term bedding plant is no...
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Landscape design is the art of developing a property for its greatest use and enjoyment. Effective landscape design is also a scienc...
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*This is an excerpt from The Alabama Vegetable Gardener, ANR-0479.
Most people associate wood ashes with the popular term for p...
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Soil-test records from Auburn University show that more than...
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*This is an excerpt from The Alabama Vegetable Gardener, ANR-0479.
Acid soils (low pH) cause more gardening problems in Alabama...
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Tawny crazy ants are considered by many to be one of the worst nuisance ants. Learn how to identify and keep these pests from invadi...
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Mole crickets have become the most destructive insect pest on turf and lawns in Gulf Coast states. Damage and replacement costs for ...
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