Ask any ecologist and they will tell you that planting native species in yards and gardens is crucial. However, you may wonder what constitu...
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A New Set of Garden Tools
These guidelines help give uniformity, consistency, and integrity to the identity and image of the Alabama Cooper...
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Good bugs help us by preying on insect pests in the environment. Some have an important role in pollinating our fruit and vegetable crops. O...
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Learn about the soils in the Montgomery/Prattville/ Wetumpka metropolitan area. Residents on these soils may nd challenges when selecting la...
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AKA: Solidago sp.
Long, wood-like stems with spiky, tooth-lik...
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*This is an excerpt from Top 10 Most Wanted Bugs in Your Garden, ANR-2283.
Aliases: skimmer, darner, clubtail
Wanted For: Preying on u...
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Marengo County contains a wide variety of soil types, providing a challenge to homeowners selecting landscape plants. Soil types in Marengo ...
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Partnership Based
How Does Extension Master Gardener Work?
This program represents an effective partnership between the land grant univers...
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Raised bed gardening is a convenient and easy way to produce homegrown vegetables. Unlike traditional in-ground gardening, where lots of spa...
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April's Grow More, Give More Harvest of the Month is sweet peas! Find growing instructions as well as yummy recipes that use sweet peas belo...
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AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. — No space for a garden plot or even a raised-bed garden? This gardening season, don’t let these limitations sto...
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AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. — Springtime is showtime for azaleas in Alabama landscapes. Bursting with blooms and color, azaleas are the stars ...
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