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Drip Irrigation System Ideas You Can Build Yourself

You don’t have time to properly water your garden? Cathy Isom has some Do it Yourself Ideas for drip irrigation systems. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Having a drip irrigation system can help keep your plants alive and thriving even when you aren’t around or if you’re planning to be away for awhile. But they can be …

Top Alabama Citrus Concerns: Weather, Canker and Greening
A recent article from Alabama A&M and Auburn universities highlighted the major issues facing citrus growers in southern Alabama’s Baldwin and Mobile counties. FREEZES One of the biggest obstacles that citrus growers face is highly variable weather, including late-season freezes. Jacob Kelley, an Alabama Extension commercial horticulture agent at Auburn University, said winter temperatures that […]
Brix Basics for Citrus Growers
The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) recently published “Brix Basics: Where Plant Sugars Come From and Why They Matter.” Edwin Gutierrez Rodriguez, UF/IFAS citrus Extension agent for DeSoto, Hardee and Manatee counties, authored the article. Edited excerpts follow: Degrees Brix is the measurement of the total dissolved solids in a […]