Growing Garlic in Alabama: Plant in Fall for a Better Summer Bulb
A practical guide to choosing garlic, preparing Alabama soil, planting cloves in fall, and curing bulbs for storage.
Growing Onions in Alabama: Timing the Crop for Sweet, Full Bulbs
Learn how day length, planting dates, variety choice, spacing, fertility, and curing affect Alabama onion harvests.
Growing Carrots in Alabama Clay Soil: Straight Roots Without the Frustration
How Alabama gardeners can prepare heavy soil, sow evenly, thin seedlings, and harvest sweet cool-season carrots.
Growing Collard Greens in Alabama: A Cool-Season Crop With Staying Power
Plant, feed, protect, and harvest collard greens through Alabama’s fall, winter, and early spring seasons.
Growing Camellias in Alabama: Winter Flowers Without the Guesswork
Site, plant, prune, and protect camellias for dependable winter and early-spring color in Alabama landscapes.
Native Azaleas for Alabama Gardens: Fragrance, Color, and a Sense of Place
Choose, site, plant, and care for deciduous native azaleas that suit Alabama woods, gardens, and pollinators.
Building an Alabama Pollinator Garden With Native Plants
Design a resilient Alabama pollinator garden with season-long bloom, host plants, water, shelter, and fewer pesticides.
Root-Knot Nematodes in Alabama Vegetable Gardens: Diagnose Before You Treat
Recognize root-knot nematode damage, confirm it with sampling, and reduce losses through rotation, resistant varieties, and solarization.
How to Build a Rain Garden in an Alabama Yard
Turn runoff into a planted landscape feature with sound siting, sizing, soil testing, construction, and native plants.
How to Take and Use an Alabama Garden Soil Test
Learn how to collect an Alabama garden soil sample, read pH and nutrient results, and use the report to make better lime and fertilizer decisions.