This is a short commentary on some of the most popular bulbs for spring planting in our area. Some are grown in the yard some may be planted in pots in the house. They range in size from a foot to six feet, or more. All are growable in our planting zone. Typically, all will…
Wetlands areas in Fairhope As mentioned in the newsletter article – this is a short comment on wetlands and the Fairhope ordinance that defines what is a wetland, what can and what cannot be done with wetlands in the City of Fairhope. The defining document for wetlands is ORDINANCE No. 1370 with a rather lengthy…
This month’s article will be rather brief in terms of the number of plants discussed. I will not be discussing how to grow or where to acquire invasive plant species. I am interested in simply bringing to your attention some of the more significant invasive plants in our area, what we can do about them,…
This article will be rather digressing and some topics may not be at all about what you may think they should be. But, the background of, what we consider well known, may not be as well know as we thought and quite a bit more interesting. Consequently, not all of this article will deal directly…
Due to an unforseen accident I was unable to post for this month. I have posted this information on the December 2022 Holiday Flowers link.
This month I will continuie to look at the flowers you might want to consider in your Fall Garden. Several you have seen in them in your Spring Garden, but they bear repeating at this time of the year. We will also look at some vegatables that do quite well thjis time of the year….
This month I will look at the flowers you might want to consider in your Fall Garden. Several you have seen in them in your Spring Garden, but they bear repeating at this time of the year. As you well know the flowers you plant in the Spring soon die from the heat. The same…
There has been some difficulty in getting the latest URLs for the Back to Basics Wednesday for this fall. I hope to have this issue resolved by Sunday 31-Aug. If not it, will be on or abour 8-Aug as I will be out of town with NO computer access. I apologize for the inconvience! The…
Auburn, through its Alabama Cooperative Extension Service website, has a great series of articles that are presented live. Next month I will show/tell you how to access these webinars via ZOOM and Facebook in real time. They are also recorded and are available whenever you want to view or re-view them. One of the best…
As mentioned in the newsletter, we will start with a soil test. Whether you are looking at testing your lawn, garden, ornamentals, flower beds, we must start with a soil test. First you will need to get a soil sample bag from Old Tyme Feed or the Auburn Extension Service on Hwy-104, collect soil from…