This guide provides Alabama farmers with comprehensive information on producing pawpaw fruit, covering propagation, cultivars, species, poll...
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How can I keep “bad” bugs out of my garden and attract “good” bugs? How can I control slugs and other soil insect pests? What insect...
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Learn eight steps to ensure healthy and thriving plants—from analyzing the site and choosing the right plants to mulching and watering. In...
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Learn the guidelines for recycling leaves for use as mulch or, in decomposed form, as compost for amending soil. Included are ...
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Learn the guidelines for site selection, soil preparation, and planting of rabbiteye blueberries, along with watering, fertilizing, ...
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Applying the principles of Hopkins’ Law can help you determine your planting schedule based on predicted bloom times for your location.
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Growing roses can be a rewarding hobby, providing color and beauty for a gardener’s landscape from spring through fall, depending on the c...
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One planting of okra can produce both a spring crop and an even bigger fall crop if you follow a few simple guidelines.
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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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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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The camellia has long been a pampered and cherished plant, considered more delicate and difficult to grow than it really is. Gardene...
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Perry County contains a wide variety of soil types, providing a challenge to homeowners selecting landscape plants. Soil types in Perry incl...
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