Vegetable gardening can be rewarding to more people than just gardeners and their families. Gardeners often harvest more than their families...
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The most popular spring flowering tree in Alabama is the flowering dogwood. With proper care, the dogwood adds natural beauty to the landsca...
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Nature mulches plants with fallen leaves and other organic materials. Mulching, as practiced by gardeners, is merely an adaptation of this n...
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Whether you call them lightning bugs or fireflies, you must admit light-producing insects are fascinating. These light producing insects are...
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The Alabama Cooperative Extension System creates integrated pest management guides for major row crops; small and stored grains; pastures a...
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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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The common garden millipede (Oxidus gracilis), also known as the greenhouse millipede or flat-backed millipede, has become most troublesome ...
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The following is a compilation of educational publications, mobile apps, and other items from the Alabama Cooperative Extension System. Thes...
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The Grow More Supply Lists are a series of publications that provide details on the supplies you would need to grow a garden using four comm...
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Watering Lawns
Overwatering depletes the water supply, increases stormwater runoff and pollution, makes plants more prone to disease an...
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Integrated Pest Management
Managing landscape and garden pests is more effective when using a variety of options. Integrated pest manag...
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Porous Is Smart
Walkways, patios, and driveways are typically impervious. Excess water running off-site transports pollutants to local wate...
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