Every square foot of soil can be different. Soil acidity and nutrients vary across the surface of the soil and with the depth of the...
Read More about Home Soil Testing: Taking a Sample
The Auburn University Soil Testing Laboratory report includes: your intended crop(s), the soil group your sample belongs to, soil p...
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Learn about selecting containers and potting mixtures, as well as planting, fertilizing, and watering. Gain tips for mixed-plant con...
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Follow this planting guide for growing cooler-weather produce that thrives.
Many vegetables are well adapted to planting in...
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Within the last decade, Leyland cypress has been widely used in residential and commercial landscapes across Alabama not only as a specimen ...
Read More about Canker and Dieback Diseases of Leyland Cypress
In the 1940s, the occurrence of fusiform rust (Cronartium quercuum f.sp. fusiforme) was so rare that forest pathologists had not yet develop...
Read More about Managing Fusiform Rust on Loblolly and Slash Pine in Forest and Landscape Settings
You’ve worked hard to grow healthy sweet potatoes. Keep them that way off the vine using these best practices.
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You’ve worked hard to grow healthy pumpkins and winter squash. Keep them that way off the vine using these best practices.
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Read More about Harvesting, Curing, and Post Harvest Care of Pumpkins and Winter Squash
Learn about planting, rotating, fertilizing, harvesting, curing, and storing of garlic.
Garlic is a member of the large Lily family, whic...
Read More about Horticulture Notes: Add Garlic to Your Garden
The word compost is derived from two Latin words meaning “together” and “to bring.” In one sense, it involves bringing together wast...
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Anytime there is a large amount of rainfall for an extended period of time, trees toppling can become a concern, especially if combined with...
Read More about Saturated Soils and Wind: A Recipe for Toppling Trees
The camellia has long been a pampered and cherished plant, considered more delicate and difficult to grow than it really is. Gardene...
Read More about The Culture of Camellias: The State Flower of Alabama