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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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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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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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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*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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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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