AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. — 2024 has brought with it a hard-freeze warning with bitter cold temperatures across Alabama. Temperatures in...
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*This is an excerpt from The Alabama Vegetable Gardener, ANR-0479.
Asparagus
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