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Ag Equipment

Agri Supply
Barndoor Ag
Burch Store Tractors
Ferguson Manufacturing
Ford Tractor & Implement Manuals
Lorenzo Mfg cultivator parts
McMaster-Carr fasteners
MF Tractor Parts
Pacific Ag Wholesalers
Quality Farm Supply
Southern Global Tractor
Stevens Tractor
Thread Forming Grease Fittings

Composting

9 Steps for Composting
Composting Horse Manure
Make Liquid Organic Fertilizer

Gardening Blights

12 Beneficial Gulf Coast Insects
Ants at Central Life Sciences
Aphids-How To Get Rid
Azalea Lace Bug
Bug Book
Bug Identifier Chart
Cabbage Facts
Cabbage Worms
Central Ant Control
Cicada or Locust
Citrus Leafminer
Citrus Tree What to Spray
Copper Sprays & How They Work
Copper-Best Management Practices
Corn Earworm
Corn Growing Problems
Cover Crop of Mustard for Nematodes
Cover Crops for Root-Knot Nematodes
Cucumbers Squash, Melon & Other Cucurbit Diseases
Dawn Detergent as Insect Repellent
Daylily Rust by AHS
Daylily Rust Fungicides: Contacts & Systemics
Daylily Rust Info
Daylily Rust- Observation and Treatment
Daylily-Controlling Rust
Deer-resistant Plants
Diagnosis of Mineral Deficiencies by Visual Symptoms
Disease Control–Very Complete with photos
Disease Fact Sheets by Crop
Disease Facts by Crop
Diseases of Mustard Greens
Effectiveness of Translaminar Pesticides
Epsom salt mixtures
Fire Ant Control Methods
Flea Beetle Controls
Flies – What Attracts Them
Fungicides Made Simple by ARS
Fungus Gnat: Kill Them Quickly
Herbicides for Weed Control Great photos
Hydrangea Pest & Diseases
Hydrangea Problems & Care
ID'ing Garden Pests
Id'ing Ground ivy, Purple Dead Nettle, & Henbit
ID'ing vegetable garden pests
Identifing Pests and Disease
IFAS Invasive Recognition Cards
iNaturalist.com
Insects in the Vegetable Garden BEST
Latest on Fire Ant Control Products
Lawn Burweed Control
Marigold Plant Diseases
Marigold Problems
Mosaic Viruses – ID, control, and prevent
National Pesticide Info Ct.
Nematode & Rye Grass by TAMU Ext Serv
Nematode control by Rye Grass
Nematode Mngt Veg Garden
Nematodes and Marigolds
Nematodes on vegetables by LSU AgCt
Nutsedge Control
Okra – Info and issues
Parasitic Wasps Description
Pepper Troubleshooting
Pest-repelling plants
Pesticide Research Institute
Pests Slide Show by IFAS
Plant Pathology IFAS paper index
Plant Problems – VERY GOOD
Powdery Mildew vs Downy Mildew
Root-Knot Nematode Resistant Plants
Roses and Chelated Iron
Specialty Plant Food
Squash Bugs
Squash Vine Borer
Symptoms of Nutrient Deficiencies
Tea Scale on Camellias
TNC Gallery of Pests
Tomato Diseases & Disorders
Tomato Diseases in FL
Tomato Fusarium Wilt
Tomato Late Blight Photos
Tomato Late Blight Photos
Tomatoes Disease Control for Florida
Veg Garden Insect Control
Vegetable Insect ID-IFAS/UFL
Weed Alert
Weed Control in Planting Beds
Weed Control Methods
Weed Id & Control Library
Weed ID Slide Show
Weed Management in Pastures incl Cogongrass
Weeds in Ala
Weeds, 21 Common AL Lawns Video
Weeds, Bayer's ID Guide
Weeds, Common Garden
What Weeds Say about the Soil
Zucchini Plants & Stem Borers

Equipment Info

Battery Maintenance 101
Diesel Lubricity
Equipment Photo in DropBox
Green Part Store
JDLawn Tractor B&S Forum
Steve's Small Engine Saloon
Tricks to remove stuck bolts
Voltage Drop Videos

Gardening

Acorn Squash–All about
Ala Farmers Market Authority
Almanac's planting calendars
Azaleas, Native, for Florida and the Deep South
Backyard-Vegetable-Gardening.com
Bay Tree, Growing & Harvesting
Beans by MS State Univ
Blueberries Culture and Care
Boron and Vegetables
Cabbage Facts
Cabbage Growing
Carrot Growing Video by HOSS
Carrots – Pre-sprouting and Issues
Cauliflower-Growing Guide
Cilantro from Seed Video
Compost, How to by OFA
Composting-Setup and the Process
Corn Fertilization by MSU
Corn Fertilization-MS Ext Service
Corn-The Sex Life of
Cover Crop of Mustard
Daylilies – Growing from Seed
Daylilies Amending Soil and Fertilizing
DiggingFood.com
Dill IFAS Fact Sheet
Fertilizer Calculators at ACES
Fertilizer Primer
Fertilizer Rates for Raised-Beds
Fertilizers, 10 Natural
Florida Gardening Calendar
Garden Implements How to use
Gardening – By TAMU
Gardening Guide Fall-Winter
Gardening Guide, FL Vegetable
Gardenline w/ Randy Lemmon
Garlic and Perennial Onion Growing Guide
Grow in Very Hot Summers
Growing Guides-Territorial Seeds
Growing Sweet Corn
Guide to Plant Nutrients & Deficiencies
Gulf Coast Garden Pins
Harvest to Table
Heat tolerant cool weather crops
Herbs – UF/IFAS
Herbs-Companion Planting
Hydrogen Peroxide in the Garden
Interpreting Soil Test Reports
Lettuce Seed Germination
Lettuce, All About
LSU Ag Center
LSU AG-Vegetable Crop Highlights
LSU Fertilization Recommendation Sheet
Major Plant Families
Mike's Backyard Nursery
Milkweeds How to Germinate
Mustard Growing by TAMU
Old Farmer’s Almanac
Onion Planting Guide
Onions April thru January
Onions, Potato video
Peppers, Growing
Peppers-Banana or …
Peppers/Pablanos TxGardener
Plant ID'ing Websites
Plant Propagation Techniques
Potash In The Garden
Satsumas aka Madarin Oranges
Seed Count and Germination Temps
Seed Germination Special Requirements
Seed Priming Tips
Seed Viability
Seeds per 100' Row for Vegetable Varieties
Soil pH and the Availability of Plant Nutrients
Spinach by the TX Gardener
Spinach Succession Planting
Squash Guide to Winter Types
Squash in Florida All there is to know
Starting Vegetable Transplants MSUES
Sustainable Market Farming in VA – VERY GOOD
Swiss Chard–TX Gardener
Testing: soil, water-Auburn web site
Thyme from seed
Tomato – How to Grow By GW Carver
Tomato Growing by Geo W Carver
Tomato Vid String & Suckering
Tomatoes, about Celebrity
Tropical fruits of Alabama
Unit Conversion Wizard
Using Wood Ash Wisely
Vegetables in Northwest Florida
Weights and Processed Yields
When to Side Dress

Government/Regulatory

ADEM Air Pollution Regs
AL Dept. of Envir. Mngt
Cottage Food Law: Rules and Regs
Do I have to collect sales tax on farm products?
Farm Products vs Sales Tax
GIS Maps City of Mobile

Gardening Sources

Arbor Day Foundation
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Dixondale Farms–Onions
Filaree Garlic Farm
Harris Seeds
Heavenly Seed
Identify that Plant
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Mail Order Natives
National Gardening Association Learning Library
Oakes Daylilies
petalsfromthepast.com
SeedBarn.com Free Shipping
Soil Temp Maps
Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
Tomato Growers Supply

Gardening Yard

Amaryllis Seeds When to Harvest
AU Lawn & Garden
Azalea Fertilizer Deficiencies
Citrus Production paper by LSUAg
Common Landscape Herbicides & Trees
Crape Myrtle Prunning
Daylilies from Seed video
Daylilies Keep them Blooming
Daylily Planting Dividing
Daylily Seed Stratification
Daylily Seeds Germinating
Daylily Terms Glossary
Gardenias at a Glance
Hibiscus Feeding & Care
Hydrangea Care Guide
Hydrangeas, When to prune
I Love Turf.com
Lily of the Nile
Lily of the Nile Care Of
Marigold Growing
Marigolds-How to grow
Milkweed Seed Harvesting
Milkweed Seeds Fall Planting
Milkweed Seeds Winter Sowing
National Gardening Association
Nematode & Turf Grass
Periwinkles – fail no more with Cora
Periwinkles-Take care to avoid problems
Pruning Guide for Winter
Rose Fertilizer Primer
Rose pruning for the summer Vid
Roses and Chelated Iron
Roses-Summer Care Tips ARS
Self-Sowing Flowers
St. Augustine Grass Care and Culture Calendar
St. Augustine Maint by ACES
Vinca Periwinkle-How to Plant and Varieties
Weed Control Methods

Harvesting/Preserving

Bay Tree, Growing & Harvesting
Ferment Works
Garlic and Multiplier Onions: Harvest and Curing
Squash–How to Store Winter
USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning

Herbicides

Common Landscape Herbicides & Trees
Grazing Restrictions by Herbicide
IFAS MSM Potential Damage
Poison Ivy – ID and killing
Shoreklear-Plus® Aquatic Herbicide
Weed Control Methods
Weed Control simple

Historic Sites

Alabama Pioneers
Old Farm Machinery In Operation
Warshing Clothes

Horses

Plants Toxic to Horses

Labels

Bonide Malathion
Gordon's Bug-no-More
Martin’s Imidacloprid
New Sevin
Spinosad Bonide Capt. Jacks Dead Bug Brew

Plant Life

AlabamaPlants.com
Crepe Murder and new Bark Scale
Epic Gardening
History of Corn, Grits, & Polenta
How To Grow Wisteria
ID'ing Alabama Wild Plants
iNaturalist.com
Invasive Plants in Alabama
Iron Plant, Aspidistra
Native Azaleas
Poison Ivy – ID and killing
Rare wild plants in Bibb Co
Southern Fruit Fellowship
Weed Identification Tool
Weed, Turf IDs
Weed, UA IDs
Wild Plantain Identification & Uses
Wildflowers of the US

Invasive Species

Air-Potato
Amaranth
Balloon Vine
Basketgrass
Bull Thistle
Camphor Tree
Chamberbitter
Chinaberry Tree
Cogongrass – aka Jap Grass
Dandelion
Dog Fennel
Dollarweed, aka Pennywort
Doveweed
Henbit
Invasive Species List
Japanese Climbing Fern
Leatherleaf Mahonia
Mulberryweed
Sicklepod
Spurge
Sweet Autumn Virginsbower
Trifoliate Orange — Citrus trifoliata
Tropical Soda Apple
Virginia Buttonweed

Pastures

Control of Blackberry in Pastures
Grazing Restrictions by Herbicide
Overseeding Pastures for Winter Grazing
Ryegrass Annual
Weed Management in Pastures incl Cogongrass

Pond

4 Tips for a Healthy Pond
ADCNR Fish Mngt in AL Ponds
Ala Fish & Pond LLC
Bluegill Harvest Guidelines
Feeding for Bluegill Winter
Fertilization: When to fertilize
Fish Feeds & Feeding
Fish Pond Links by IFAS
Guidelines for Managing Florida Ponds
Lawn Care around Pond at PondBoss
Liming Acidified Lakes and Ponds
Managing MS Ponds
Mngt of Farm Ponds in Louisiana
Monster BlueGill, Balancing with LMB
Plant Management in FL Waters
Plantings for Wildlife
Pond Plant Species by TAMU
Pond with Crowded Bluegill
PondBoss Magazine
Potential Pond Problems
Principles of Pond Management
Setting Up A Healthy Pond
Sportfish Management in Alabama_Ponds
Stocking new ponds with fish is a process
TAMU AquaPlant Tool for Ponds
Texas Farm Ponds
Total Alkalinity by MSUES
Understanding Aquatic Plants By Bob Lusk
Vegetation Species To Plant
Winter Feeding for Bluegill
Wood Duck Mngt

Seeds

Almanac's planting calendars
Amaryllis Seeds When to Harvest
Daylilies from Seed video
Daylily Seed Stratification
Daylily Seeds Germinating
Milkweeds How to Germinate
Seed Life Chart
Seed Saving Butternut Squash
Seed Saving for Beginners
Seed Saving in Fall Garden
Seed Viability
Seed-Saving Guide
Seedsavers.org
Sprouted Seed Photos
Vinca From Seed: Gathering And Germinating

Soil

Interpreting Soil Test Reports
Max/Min Soil Temps
Soil Temperature by TAMU
Testing: soil, water-Auburn web site

Trees Pecan

ACES Pecan Cultivars for Alabama
Fertilize Old Pecan Trees to Improve Production
Pecan Cultivars
Pecan Diseases
Pecan Trees IDs
Pecan Varieties
The Pecan Tree
USDA Pecan Cultivars

Trees Other

Citrus Production paper by LSUAg
Citrus Tree Nutrition in Florida
Common Native Trees of AL
Common Trees in AL by leaves
Cypress Trees History
Magnolia Frescati pH Needed
Peach Trees Training/Pruning
Pruning Fruit Trees
Pruning Overgrown Deciduous Trees
Red Mulberry
Transplanting Trees & Shrubs

Weather

Alabama Climate Maps
Average Weather in Mobile
Dew Point & Frost Point
Forecasting Advection Fog
Forecasting Dew and Frost
Frosts, Freezes, Microclimates
John Haby's MANY Weather Links
Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times

Weeds

11 Toxic Wild Plants
Controlling Invasives in North Florida
Florida Betony in Turf & Beds
Heartleaf Nettle Control
IFAS Invasive Recognition Cards
Invasive Plant Atlas of the US
Lawn Burweed
Mulberry Weed
Nutsedge by Clemson.edu
Pasture Weeds
Pigweed, aka Green Amaranth
Weed Management in Pastures incl Cogongrass
Weeds in Tenn Turfgrass
Weeds of the Southern US

WildFlowers

Build a Woodland Wildflower Garden
How to Grow Wildflowers
Plant Wildflower Meadow by Lady Bird
Wildflower Seed in Alabama
Wildflower Seed Planting Guide
WildFlowers-10 Easy Ones in FL
Wildseed Farms

Wild Life

Birding page at Davis Interests
Carpenter Bees
Feral Hog Problem
Into the Wild (Parks)
Snake, Which one is That?
Snakes in Alabama
Watersnake or Water Moccasin

Woodlands

Azaleas, Native, for Florida and the Deep South
Build a Woodland Wildflower Garden
Controlling Invasives in North Florida
Florida Native Plant Society
Self-Sowing Flowers

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