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    • Soil Temperature
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    • Using Wood Ash
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  • Mary’s Springs
    • Native Azaleas
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        • What To Do With the Poo!
      • Six Venomous Alabama Snakes
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      • A Cowboy Christmas Prayer
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      • In this Farmer’s Home…
      • Missed out on nothing
      • Special Birds at the Farm
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      • Yesterday – A poem about an old tractor
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    • Fungicides/Herbicides/Insecticides
      • Bifen IT – Bifenthrin 7.9%
      • Chemical Mixes
      • Extinguish Plus Fire Ant Bait
      • Gordon’s Bug-No-More
      • Liquid Copper Fungicide
      • Martin’s Imidacloprid
      • Martin’s Surrender Fire Ant Killer
      • Maxforce Fly Spot Bait
      • New Sevin
      • Paul Harvey Yard Spray
      • Permethrin SFR Insecticide 36.8 %
      • Propiconazole 14.3
      • Spinosad Capt. Jack’s Dead Bug Brew
      • Spinosad Dust, Capt. Jack’s Dead Bug Brew
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    • History
      • Aerials
      • Before the Cleanup
      • Historical Timeline
      • Hurricanes
        • Hurricane Camille – 1969
        • Hurricane Frederick – 1979
        • Hurricane Ivan – 2004
      • Old Area Maps
      • Old Barn, “Log Cabin” & the Original House
      • Ray Davis
      • The Dirt Road
      • Weather History
    • Plants
      • Mosquito Repellent Plants
      • Plants in the Woods
        • American Beautyberry Bush
        • Dogwood Tree
        • Milkweed
        • Native Azaleas
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      • Trees
        • Camphor Tree
        • Chinaberry Tree
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        • Fruit Trees
        • Pecans
          • Baby B Pecan
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          • Cheyenne Pecan
          • Desirable Pecan
          • Farley Pecan
          • Hastings Pecan
          • Shawnee Pecan
          • Shoshoni Pecan
          • Stewart Pecan
    • Soil Tests by AES
      • 2017 July Soil Test-old barn site
      • 2017 November Soil Test- Flower Bed along fence
      • 2018 May Soil Test-Azalea bed next to Barn Yard
      • 2018 November Soil Test-Garden & Orchard
      • 2019 July Soil Test-Garden & Citrus Grove
      • Mary’s Garden 2019 Soil Report
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        • Remodeling 2017-18
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    • Tricks to remove stuck Bolt/Nut
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    • Weeds
      • Amaranth
      • Balloon Vine, Heart Vine, Heart Seed
      • Basketgrass
      • Bull Thistle
      • Chamberbitter
      • Cogongrass – aka Jap Grass
      • Dandelion
      • Dog Fennel
      • Dollarweed, aka Pennywort
      • Doveweed
      • Henbit
      • Herbicides for Kudzu
      • Invasive Species
        • Air-Potato
      • Japanese Climbing Fern
      • Johnson Grass
      • Kudzu
      • Leatherleaf Mahonia
      • Mulberryweed
      • Sicklepod
      • Spurge
      • Sweet Autumn Virginsbower
      • Trifoliate Orange — Citrus trifoliata
      • Tropical Soda Apple
      • Virginia Buttonweed
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      • Hooker Formula for Daylilies
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Ag Equipment

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Equipment Info

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Government/Regulatory

  • 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

  • 10 Natural Fertilizers
  • A Fertilizer Primer
  • Acorn Squash–All about
  • Ala Farmers Market Authority
  • All about Potato Storage
  • AU Chemical Fertilizer Calc
  • Basic plant nutrients
  • Beans by MS State Univ
  • Blueberries Culture and Care
  • Cabbage Facts
  • Cauliflower-Growing Guide
  • Composting-Setup and the Process
  • Corn -Pollinate by Hand
  • Corn Fertilization by MSU
  • Corn-The Sex Life of
  • Daylily Seed Stratification
  • DiggingFood.com
  • Dill IFAS Fact Sheet
  • Fall-Winter Gardening Guide
  • Fall/Winter Gardening Tips
  • Fertilizer Calculator
  • Fertilizing Your Organic Garden
  • FL Vegetable Gardening Guide
  • Florida Gardening Calendar
  • Gardening – By TAMU
  • Gardenline w/ Randy Lemmon
  • Garlic and Perennial Onion Growing Guide
  • Grow Daylilies from Seed video
  • Grow in Very Hot Summers
  • Growing Sweet Corn
  • GrowVeg Garden Planner
  • GrowVeg.com
  • Guide to Plant Nutrients & Deficiencies
  • Gulf Coast Garden Pins
  • Heat tolerant cool weather crops
  • Herbs – UF/IFAS
  • Herbs in the Florida Garden
  • Herbs-Companion Planting
  • How to Compost by OFA
  • How to use Garden Implements
  • Lime Calculator
  • LSU Ag Center
  • LSU AG-Vegetable Crop Highlights
  • Major Plant Families
  • Milkweeds How to Germinate
  • Mustard Growing by TAMU
  • New Potato Ideas from Texas
  • Old Farmer’s Almanac
  • Onion Planting Guide
  • Onions April thru January
  • Peppers-Banana or …
  • Peppers/Pablanos TxGardener
  • Plant Propagation Techniques
  • Satsumas aka Madarin Oranges
  • Seed-Saving Guide
  • Soil pH and the Availability of Plant Nutrients
  • Spinach by the TX Gardener
  • Spinach Seed Pregerminate
  • Spinach Succession Planting
  • Swiss Chard–TX Gardener
  • The 3 Sisters
  • Tomato – How to Grow By GW Carver
  • Tomato Vid String & Suckering
  • Tropical fruits of Alabama
  • Unit Conversion Wizard
  • Using Wood Ash Wisely
  • Weights and Processed Yields
  • When to Side Dress
  • Wildflower Seed Planting Guide

Gardening Yard

  • ACES St. Augustine Maint
  • AU Lawn & Garden
  • Azalea Fertilizer Deficiencies
  • Common Landscape Herbicides & Trees
  • Daylily Planting Dividing
  • Daylily Seeds Germinating
  • Glossary of Daylily Terms
  • Hibiscus Feeding & Care
  • Hydrangea Care Guide
  • I Love Turf.com
  • Keep Daylilies Blooming
  • Marigold Growing
  • Marigolds-How to grow
  • Milkweed Seed Harvesting
  • Milkweed Seeds Fall Planting
  • Milkweed Seeds Winter Sowing
  • National Gardening Association
  • Nematode & Turf Grass
  • PH for Garden Shrubs
  • Rose Fertilizer Primer
  • Rose pruning for the summer Vid
  • Roses-Summer Care Tips ARS
  • Self-Sowing Flowers
  • Weed Control Methods
  • When to prune hydrangeas

Gardening Blights

  • 12 Beneficial Gulf Coast Insects
  • Ants at Central Life Sciences
  • Aphids-How To Get Rid
  • Azalea Care Q&A
  • Azalea Lace Bug
  • Bees, Ants, Wasps of AL
  • Blossom End Rot
  • Blossom End Rot Treatments
  • Bug Book
  • Bug Identifier Chart
  • Cabbage Facts
  • Cabbage Worms
  • Central Ant Control
  • Cicada or Locust
  • Citrus Leafminer
  • Common Garden Weeds
  • Corn Growing Problems
  • Dawn Detergent as Insect Repellent
  • Daylily Rust- Observation and Treatment
  • Daylily-Controlling Rust
  • Deer-resistant Plants
  • Disease Facts by Crop
  • Diseases of Mustard Greens
  • Epsom salt mixtures
  • Fire Ant Control Methods
  • Flies – What Attracts Them
  • Flies-How to Get Rid Of
  • Garden Bugs ID Sketches
  • Hydrangea Problems & Care
  • ID'ing Garden Pests
  • ID'ing vegetable garden pests
  • Identifing Pests and Disease
  • IFAS Invasive Recognition Cards
  • iNaturalist.com
  • Latest on Fire Ant Control Products
  • Lawn Burweed Control
  • Marigold Plant Diseases
  • Marigold Problems
  • Nematode control by Rye Grass
  • Nematode Mngt Veg Garden
  • Okra – Info and issues
  • Pepper Troubleshooting
  • Pest-repelling plants
  • Pesticide Research Institute
  • Plant Problems – VERY GOOD
  • Powdery Mildew vs Downy Mildew
  • Specialty Plant Food
  • Squash Bugs
  • Symptoms of Nutrient Deficiencies
  • Tea Scale on Camellias
  • TNC Gallery of Pests
  • Tomato Diseases
  • Tomato Diseases by UF
  • Tomato Fusarium Wilt
  • Vegetable Insect ID-IFAS/UFL
  • Weed Control Methods

Gardening Sources

  • Arbor Day Foundation
  • Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
  • Dixondale Farms–Onions
  • DoMyOwn Pest Control Supplies
  • Filaree Garlic Farm
  • Greenhouse Supplier & Info
  • Johnny's Selected Seeds
  • Mail Order Natives
  • National Gardening Association Learning Library
  • Oakes Daylilies
  • Soil Temp Maps
  • Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
  • Tomato Growers Supply
  • Totally Tomatoes

Harvesting/Preserving

  • Freeze Cucumbers
  • Freezing Raw Tomatoes
  • Freezing Tomatoes
  • Garlic and Multiplier Onions: Harvest and Curing
  • USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning

Herbicides

  • Common Landscape Herbicides & Trees
  • Fireweed: A Burning Problem
  • IFAS MSM Potential Damage
  • Poison Ivy – ID and killing
  • Weed Control Methods
  • Weed Control simple

Historic Sites

  • Alabama Pioneers
  • Old Farm Machinery In Operation
  • Warshing Clothes

Plant Life

  • Alabama Wildflower Seed
  • AlabamaPlants.com
  • American Meadows Wildflowers & Gardening
  • Crepe Murder and new Bark Scale
  • Epic Gardening
  • How To Grow Wisteria
  • ID'ing Alabama Wild Plants
  • iNaturalist.com
  • Invasive Plants in Alabama
  • Iron Plant, Aspidistra
  • Native Azaleas
  • PH for Garden Shrubs
  • Poison Ivy – ID and killing
  • Rare wild plants in Bibb Co
  • Southern Fruit Fellowship
  • Tropical Soda Apple Control
  • Turf Weed IDs
  • UA Weed IDs
  • Weed Identification Tool
  • Wild Plantain Identification & Uses
  • Wildflowers of the US
  • Wildseed Farms

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

Seeds

  • Daylily Seed Stratification
  • Daylily Seeds Germinating
  • Grow Daylilies from Seed video
  • How to Grow Wildflowers
  • Milkweeds How to Germinate
  • Seed Saving for Beginners

Soil

  • Max/Min Soil Temps
  • Soil Temperature by TAMU

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

  • Common Native Trees of AL
  • Common Trees in AL by leaves
  • Cypress Trees History
  • Peach Trees Training/Pruning
  • Pruning Fruit Trees
  • Pruning Overgrown Deciduous Trees
  • Red Mulberry
  • Transplanting Trees & Shrubs

Weeds

  • 11 Toxic Wild Plants
  • Betony – Stachys floridana
  • Controlling Invasives in North Florida
  • Fireweed: A Burning Problem
  • Heartleaf Nettle Control
  • How to Grow Wildflowers
  • IFAS Invasive Recognition Cards
  • Invasive Plant Atlas of the US
  • Lawn Burweed
  • Mulberry Weed
  • Pasture Weeds
  • Pigweed, aka Green Amaranth
  • Tropical Soda Apple Control
  • Weeds of the Southern US

Wild Life

  • Birding page at Davis Interests
  • Feral Hog Problem
  • Into the Wild (Parks)
  • Snakes of Alabama

Woodlands

  • Build a Woodland Wildflower Garden
  • Controlling Invasives in North Florida
  • Florida Native Plant Society
  • Self-Sowing Flowers
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