If you have a small place in your garden but can’t decide what to plant, why not plant lettuce? Lettuce is a cool-weather crop t...
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In Alabama, a family of four generates an average of 2.5 tons of garbage per year—nearly a half ton of which is yard refuse and ki...
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Honey bees and plants have a special relationship. Each benefits the other. Flowering plants provide food for honey bees; in turn, b...
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*This is an excerpt from Top 10 Most Wanted Bugs in Your Garden, ANR-2283.
Most beneficial insects need to supplement their diets with pol...
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*This is an excerpt from Top 10 Most Wanted Bugs in Your Garden, ANR-2283.
Aliases: ladybug, ladybird beetle
Wanted For: Gorging on soft-...
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*This is an excerpt from Top 10 Most Wanted Bugs in Your Garden, ANR-2283.
Aliases: fiery hunter, snail eater, carabid
Wanted For: Conspi...
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*This is an excerpt from Top 10 Most Wanted Bugs in Your Garden, ANR-2283.
Aliases: leatherwing, cantharid
Wanted For: Attacking and feed...
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Why You Want These Bugs In Your Garden
Most insects found in your garden don’t harm plants. In fact, 97 percent of the insects you see fa...
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Snap and lima beans are very popular crops for both commercial and backyard production in Alabama. A number of common diseases attac...
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Scouting and monitoring your garden for pests at least two to three times per week can greatly reduce the damage that is acquired from insec...
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Homes are found throughout rural Macon County on a diversity of soils unlike any other region of the South. Most soils of Macon County are a...
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Bullock County contains a wide variety of soil types, providing a challenge to homeowners selecting landscape plants. Soil types in Bullock ...
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