The third in the Protecting Pollinators in Urban Areas series focuses on the safe use of pesticides. You will learn pesticide types ...
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For success in your butterfly garden, learn about butterflies—identify the adults and caterpillars, their food preferences, and wh...
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Cucurbit crops (squash, watermelons, cucumbers, cantaloupes, and other small melons) are warm season vegetable crops that can suffer damage ...
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Most gardeners are familiar with problems caused by diseases and insects because such problems are easily recognized. Few gardeners,...
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Luscious, fresh, homegrown vegetables can be raised by most Alabamians. Careful planning, hard work, and attention to de- tails and the info...
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*This is an excerpt from The Alabama Vegetable Gardener, ANR-0479.
A successful home garden comes with planning and constant at...
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1. Be Smart–Have a Plan
Create an overall design plan that considers your family’s needs for this landscape. A well-c...
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Mole crickets have become the most destructive insect pest on turf and lawns in Gulf Coast states. Damage and replacement costs for ...
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There are a number of considerations to be made when preparing to grow vegetable transplants for your home garden, including sowing the seed...
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The camellia has long been a pampered and cherished plant, considered more delicate and difficult to grow than it really is. Gardene...
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Hydrangeas, with their pink or blue cloud-shaped flowers and large, soft-green leaves, compose images of lazy summers in the shade. ...
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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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