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Live with Ken Creel
Regional Extension Agent

Ken answers home gardening questions and discusses subjects of general and seasonal gardening interests. Tune-in!

Saturday mornings 10-11 a.m.
(WTKI 1450 & WEKI 1490 AM) 
(WTKI 92.7 & WEKI 94.7 FM)  

Saturday's call in number
(256) 551-5200

Wednesday mornings 10-11 a.m. (WKAC 1080 AM)

Wednesday's call in number
(256) 232-6827

  JANUARY Tips

FRUITS AND NUTS -- Set out apples, peaches, pears, and grapes. Start grafting pecans. Prune dormant trees.
SHRUBS -- Plant shrubs and trees, including broadleaf, narrowleaf, and deciduous. Graft camellias in South Alabama. Spray all deciduous shrubbery with a dormant spray to control diseases and insects. Spray when weather is on warming trend.
LAWNS -- Soil test before setting up fertility program.
ROSES -- Visit nurseries and garden centers to select varieties. Start planting.
ANNUALS AND PERENNIALS--Plant hardy annuals.
BULBS--Late plantings of Dutch bulbs will flower if planted now. Lilies of all types, except Madonna, may be planted. Check stored bulbs and discard
rotten ones. Make indoor plantings of amaryllis, callas, and gloxinias.
MISCELLANEOUS--Prune winter-damaged limbs. Give houseplants a bath in lukewarm water to remove dust. To keep poinsettias that have finished flowering, turn pots on their sides and let them dry completely. Cut them back lightly Keep in a temperature of 55 to 60 °.
VEGETABLE SEED--Plant hardy vegetables, root crops, roots, and tubers in southern-most areas. Plant lettuce, cabbage, and broccoli in cold frames.
VEGETABLE PLANTS--Set out cabbage plants.

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Alabama Cooperative Extension Systems (ACES) Master Gardeners (MG) Program

Madison County ACES

Huntsville Botanical Garden

Garden Society Web Sites

National Garden Club

Alabama Master Gardeners

Limestone County Master Gardeners

Morgan County Master Gardeners

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Resources

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Auburn University Soil Testing Laboratory

Soil Test Nutrient Recommendations for Alabama Crops

USDA Web Soil Survey

USDA Plants

Southern Plant Diagnostic Network

Plants Poisonous to Livestock

Identifying Bugs

USDA Pest Management

Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health

Weed Science

What Tree is this leaf from?

Common Trees in Alabama

US Forest Product Research

US Forest Research

USDA Forest Service Southern Region Research Station

Forest Threats

AL Forest Commission

Weather & Climate Data

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