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Gardening in the Panhandle

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Planning for Wildlife Habitat

Planning for Wildlife Habitat

Do you enjoy watching a variety of birds and butterflies in your landscape?  Have you ever watched squirrels get into the birdfeeder?  Children may learn about wildlife by watching through a window.  Food, water, cover, and space are four essential elements that will...

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Pest Management: An Integrated Approach

Pest Management: An Integrated Approach

Getting your landscape set up in the spring is an in-depth process.  Trees are pruned, soil amended, and the plantings have been accomplished.  Now you have exactly the look you want.  It would be easy to sit back, open a beverage of your choice, and watch it all come...

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Planting for Wildlife Habitat!

Planting for Wildlife Habitat!

There are many trees that can be a great addition to your space that will provide one of the four essential elements food, water, cover, and space.  Persimmon thrives in a wide variety of conditions from wet or sandy soil to lowlands or uplands.  Deer actively seek...

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Growing Tomatoes: GIP Live Reference Materials

Growing Tomatoes: GIP Live Reference Materials

The February Q&A on Growing Tomatoes offered valuable tips for the home gardener to be successful with tomatoes in 2022.  Below are the reference materials related to specific questions that were asked. Let's start out with the panels favorite tomatoes including...

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My Grass is Melting

My Grass is Melting

As the temperatures warm into the 70’s and the rain chance remains good, keep an eye open for disease in your lawn.  Large patch disease is common in turfgrass this time of the year.  It is caused by the fungus Rhizoctonia solani.  The fungus is present in the soil...

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