Growing healthy starter plants indoors requires particular care. Follow these guidelines for producing thriving transplants for your garden....
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The Commercial Horticulture Program provides multidimensional research-based information, support services, and training to a growing hortic...
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Alabama has a booming fruit and vegetable production industry which generates more than $160 million in revenue and provides employment to t...
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AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. – Some of the most intriguing insects are caterpillars. They come in many shapes, sizes and species and appear har...
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Scouting for insect pests is a critical component of an integrated pest management (IPM) system. Scouting involves correct identific...
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Millipedes are a group of arthropods. They have two pairs of legs on each body segment (except for the first three), this characteristic set...
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Before planting tomatoes you need to choose a site that has a well drained soil, is in the full sun, has good air drainage, and has access t...
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Rainscaping your landscape can reduce polluted runoff that endangers vulnerable water bodies that are downstream from your property....
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Have you ever noticed the large puddles of water that form on the ground's surface when it rains? When you look later, the puddles have drai...
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Tall fescue is a cool-season, perennial, bunch-type grass for north Alabama lawns. It is desirable for its texture, dark green color, and ab...
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The Alabama Cooperative Extension System is the outreach organization for the land grant mission of Auburn University and Alabam...
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The mission of the Alabama Extension Aquatic Resources team is to provide relevant, science-based information to help Alabama’s residents ...
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