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Taylor County Extension Office:
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Homeowner Publications

Flowers

Annuals Ferns Perennials
Hostas Foliage plants Roses
Container plants Houseplants
Day lilies Orchids

Fruits

Apples Minor fruits, nuts Plums
Blackberries, raspberries Muscadines Strawberries
Blueberries Pears
Figs Pecans  

Homes

Moisture control Mold, prevention Mold, removal

Landscapes

Attracting birds Ground covers Poisonous plants
BMP Inorganic, organic fertilizers Pruning
Bamboo, Georgia Junipers Shade trees, fast-growing
Bamboo, more Magnolia Shade trees, pruning
Bigleaf hydrangea Ornamental grasses Soil prep, planting
Butterfly gardening Ornamentals Trees, storm damage
Composting, mulching Pampas grass Vines
Crape myrtles Pansies Water restrictions
Deer-tolerant ornamentals Pest management Winter protection
Environmentally Friendly Landscape Practices Plants Xeriscape

Lawns

Centipede Soil testing Watering
Fertilization Tall fescue Zoysia
Grasscycling Thatch control  

Outdoor cooking

Barbecues    

Pests, home

Carpenter ants Home pesticides Termites
Head lice Termite control Termites, Formosan

Pests, yard

Fire ants Stinging, biting pests  
Millipedes, centipedes Ticks  
Mole crickets White grubs  

Vegetables

Blossom-end rot Garlic Pollination
Cantaloupes, specialty melons Harvest Tomatoes
Garden calendar Mulching Transplants
Gardening Water conservation

Water quality

Bacteria Iron, manganese Wastewater treatment
Chemicals Lead, copper Well, disinfecting
Corrosive, scaling Nitrate Well water
Drinking, rural Testing Well, wellhead protection
Hydrogen sulfide, sulfate Treatment  

Weeds

Crabgrass Herbicides, ornamental Nutsedge
Dodder Iris (in) Vines
Greenbrier Mulberry weed Wild onion, garlic

Wildlife

Martin houses Nuisance wildlife Snakes, copperheads
Rats, mice
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