Acidic soils require lime to maintain the proper pH for growing crops and forage. Learn how to test and maintain your soil for optim...
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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...
Read More about Home Soil Testing: Using The Soil Test Report
Learn about selecting containers and potting mixtures, as well as planting, fertilizing, and watering. Gain tips for mixed-plant con...
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Three of the most important requirements for game and nongame wildlife are shelter (cover), food, and water. Increasing or decreasing t...
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Follow this planting guide for growing cooler-weather produce that thrives.
Many vegetables are well adapted to planting in...
Read More about Basics of Fall Vegetable Gardening
Continued reliance on the same mode of action for weed management for years has led to the development of herbicide-resistant weeds througho...
Read More about Palmer Amaranth (Pigweed) Resistance in Alabama
Remote sensor technology is used to detect subtle differences in vegetation that may be overlooked using typical visual methods....
Read More about Basics of Crop Sensing
Learn the basic chilling requirements of fruit types selected for planting. Check regional maps for Alabama’s fall and winter temp...
Read More about Fruit Culture in Alabama: Winter Chilling Requirements
Cover crops are an investment much like any other input for agricultural operations. In order for producers to maximize their return...
Read More about Management Considerations Rye Cover Crop Production
Poultry litter can be a nutritionally rich fertilizer for forages and row crops. But not all litter is created equal. Learn the benefits of ...
Read More about Nutrient Content and Composition of Poultry Litter
Learn to recognize, monitor, and manage thrips, a major pest of ornamentals. Thrips management requires thought about integration of control...
Read More about Thrips: Pests of Ornamental Plants